Forest land — Share in Land area in Turkey
Turkey: Forest land — Share in Land area was 29.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Turkey, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Turkey stood at 29.48 %. That is the highest value across all 35 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 — share in land area in Turkey peaked at 29.48 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.71 %, in 1990.
That places Turkey 135th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | 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 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.03 % | +0.4% |
| 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 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.41 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.56 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.72 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 28.87 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.02 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.18 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.33 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.48 % | +0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 29.48 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 29.48 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 | 29.18 % | 28.87 % | 29.48 % | 5 |
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 — share in land area in Turkey?
- Forest land — share in land area in Turkey was 29.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 29.48 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.71 % in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Turkey ranks 135th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.