Forest area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Forest area was 22,806 ha th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22,806 ha th
Rank
27th
of 236 regions
All-time high
22,806 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
19,784 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 22,806 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Türkiye peaked at 22,806 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,784 ha th, in 1990.
Türkiye ranks 27th of 236 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,784 ha th | 19,784 ha th | 19,784 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 20,148 ha th | 20,148 ha th | 20,148 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,357 ha th | 21,083 ha th | 21,630 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 22,513 ha th | 22,220 ha th | 22,806 ha th | 2 |
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More environment data for Türkiye
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.99 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.43 million million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Türkiye?
- Forest area in Türkiye was 22,806 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 22,806 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,784 ha th in 1990.
- How does Türkiye rank for forest area?
- Türkiye ranks 27th out of 236 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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