Forest area as share of land area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Forest area as share of land area was 29.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Türkiye stood at 29.63. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Türkiye peaked at 29.63 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.71, in 1990.
Türkiye ranks 116th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area as share of land area in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.71 | — |
| 1991 | 25.75 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 25.8 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.85 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.89 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 25.94 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 25.99 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 26.04 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.08 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 26.13 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 26.18 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.42 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.54 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.67 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26.79 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.91 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 27.03 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 27.15 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.27 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.39 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.54 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.68 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.82 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 27.96 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 28.1 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.26 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.41 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.56 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.72 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.87 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.02 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.18 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 29.33 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.48 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 29.63 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.92 | 25.71 | 26.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.73 | 26.18 | 27.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.04 | 27.39 | 28.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.25 | 28.87 | 29.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More environment data for Türkiye
- Heating Degree Days 4,494 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,217 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 933,118 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 355,994 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 577,124 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Türkiye?
- Forest area as share of land area in Türkiye was 29.63 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29.63 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.71 in 1990.
- How does Türkiye rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Türkiye ranks 116th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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