Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Turkey
Turkey: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 3.31 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Turkey stood at 3.31 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Turkey peaked at 3.31 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.76 %, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 134th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.76 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.78 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.84 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.86 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.89 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.91 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.93 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.95 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.01 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.06 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.12 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.17 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.23 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.25 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.26 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.28 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.29 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.31 % | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3.31 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.72 %, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3.31 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 % | 2.76 % | 2.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 % | 2.76 % | 2.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 % | 2.95 % | 3.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 % | 3.23 % | 3.31 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Turkey?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Turkey was 3.31 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 % in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Turkey ranks 134th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Planted 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.