Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Turkey
Turkey: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 96.69 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Turkey is 96.69 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Turkey peaked at 97.24 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96.69 %, in 2025.
That places Turkey 110th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.24 % | — |
| 1991 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.11 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.09 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.07 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.05 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.75 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.74 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.71 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 96.69 % | -0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 96.69 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 96.69 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.24 % | 97.24 % | 97.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.15 % | 97.07 % | 97.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.85 % | 96.77 % | 97.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.73 % | 96.69 % | 96.77 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Turkey?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Turkey was 96.69 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.24 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.69 % in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Turkey ranks 110th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.