Forest land — Area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Forest land — Area was 22,806 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Türkiye, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Türkiye stood at 22,806 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Türkiye peaked at 22,806 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,784 1000 ha, in 1990.
Türkiye ranks 30th of 231 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 | 19,948 1000 ha | 19,784 1000 ha | 20,112 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,569 1000 ha | 20,148 1000 ha | 20,990 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,584 1000 ha | 21,083 1000 ha | 22,102 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,513 1000 ha | 22,220 1000 ha | 22,806 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More environment data for Türkiye
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 62.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.99 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,572 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,617 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 31.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Türkiye?
- Forest land — area in Türkiye was 22,806 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 22,806 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,784 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Türkiye rank for forest land — area?
- Türkiye ranks 30th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.