Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 22,051 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Turkey is 22,051 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Turkey peaked at 22,051 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,238 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Turkey 31st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,238 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 19,273 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 19,308 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 19,344 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 19,380 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 19,415 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 19,451 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 19,486 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 19,522 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 19,557 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 19,593 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 19,680 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 19,766 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 19,853 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19,940 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 20,027 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20,114 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 20,200 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20,287 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20,374 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 20,461 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 20,555 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20,650 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20,744 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20,838 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,932 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21,046 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21,160 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21,275 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 21,389 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21,503 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21,613 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 21,722 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21,832 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21,941 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 22,051 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 22,051 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 9.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 22,051 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 14.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,397 1000 ha | 19,238 1000 ha | 19,557 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,983 1000 ha | 19,593 1000 ha | 20,374 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,905 1000 ha | 20,461 1000 ha | 21,389 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,777 1000 ha | 21,503 1000 ha | 22,051 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Turkey?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Turkey was 22,051 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 22,051 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,238 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Turkey ranks 31st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.