Land use hidden — Forest in Türkiye

Türkiye: Land use hidden — Forest was 226,884 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
226,884 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 12 regions
All-time high
226,884 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
197,835 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Türkiye, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200620231990: 197.8k Square kilometres1991: 198.2k Square kilometres1992: 198.6k Square kilometres1993: 198.9k Square kilometres1994: 199.3k Square kilometres1995: 199.7k Square kilometres1996: 200.0k Square kilometres1997: 200.4k Square kilometres1998: 200.8k Square kilometres1999: 201.1k Square kilometres2000: 201.5k Square kilometres2001: 202.4k Square kilometres2002: 203.4k Square kilometres2003: 204.3k Square kilometres2004: 205.2k Square kilometres2005: 206.2k Square kilometres2006: 207.1k Square kilometres2007: 208.0k Square kilometres2008: 209.0k Square kilometres2009: 209.9k Square kilometres2010: 210.8k Square kilometres2011: 211.9k Square kilometres2012: 213.0k Square kilometres2013: 214.1k Square kilometres2014: 215.2k Square kilometres2015: 216.3k Square kilometres2016: 216.3k Square kilometres2017: 217.5k Square kilometres2018: 219.1k Square kilometres2019: 220.6k Square kilometres2020: 222.2k Square kilometres2021: 223.8k Square kilometres2022: 225.3k Square kilometres2023: 226.9k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Türkiye is 226,884 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Türkiye peaked at 226,884 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 197,835 Square kilometres, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 199,477 Square kilometres 197,835 Square kilometres 201,119 Square kilometres 10
2000s 205,690 Square kilometres 201,484 Square kilometres 209,896 Square kilometres 10
2010s 215,496 Square kilometres 210,831 Square kilometres 220,644 Square kilometres 10
2020s 224,544 Square kilometres 222,204 Square kilometres 226,884 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 2 Russia 8.15 million Square kilometres compare
  2. 3 Brazil 4.93 million Square kilometres compare
  3. 4 Canada 3.47 million Square kilometres compare
  4. 5 United States 3.10 million Square kilometres compare
  5. 6 China 2.26 million Square kilometres compare
  6. 7 Australia 1.34 million Square kilometres compare
  7. 8 Indonesia 903,166 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — forest in Türkiye?
Land use hidden — forest in Türkiye was 226,884 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 226,884 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 197,835 Square kilometres in 1990.
How does Türkiye rank for land use hidden — forest?
Türkiye ranks 5th out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata