Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Turkey
Turkey: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 2.64 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.64
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
222nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
2.64
in 2013
All-time low
2.04
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.64 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Turkey peaked at 2.64 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 222nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.04 | — |
| 2001 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.25 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.59 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.59 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.59 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.64 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.64 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.64 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 4% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 | 2.04 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 219 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.1 compare
- 220 Solomon Islands 4.85 compare
- 221 Vanuatu 4.34 compare
- 223 Guam 2.35 compare
- 224 Barbados 1.75 compare
- 225 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.67 compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1702 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.99 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Turkey?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Turkey was 2.64 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Turkey ranks 222nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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