Forest land — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Forest land — Area was 22,806 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Turkey is 22,806 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Turkey peaked at 22,806 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,784 1000 ha, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 34th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,784 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 19,820 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 19,856 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 19,893 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 19,929 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 19,966 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20,002 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 20,039 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20,075 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20,112 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 20,148 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 20,242 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 20,335 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 20,429 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 20,522 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20,616 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20,709 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20,803 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 20,896 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20,990 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21,083 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21,192 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21,302 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21,411 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21,521 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21,630 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21,748 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21,866 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21,984 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22,102 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22,220 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22,337 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22,454 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22,572 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22,689 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 22,806 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 22,806 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 9.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 22,806 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 10.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.9693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1117 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Turkey?
- Forest land — area in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 22,806 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,784 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for forest land — area?
- Turkey ranks 34th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, 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.