Share of annual global forest expansion in Turkey
Turkey: Share of annual global forest expansion was 2.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion in Turkey, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Turkey stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Turkey peaked at 2.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
That places Turkey 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Turkey?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Turkey was 2.2% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Turkey ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.