Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Turkey
Turkey: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 755,010 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Turkey is 755,010 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Turkey peaked at 755,010 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 545,980 hectares, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 42nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 550,354 hectares | 545,980 hectares | 554,728 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 585,540 hectares | 555,700 hectares | 615,379 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,126 hectares | 622,010 hectares | 713,494 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 736,175 hectares | 717,340 hectares | 755,010 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 903,320 hectares compare
- 40 Hungary 791,690 hectares compare
- 41 Slovakia 776,200 hectares compare
- 43 Bulgaria 734,000 hectares compare
- 44 South Sudan 715,700 hectares compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Turkey?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Turkey was 755,010 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 755,010 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 545,980 hectares in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Turkey ranks 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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