Share global forest in Turkey
Turkey: Share global forest was 0.5508 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5508
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.5508
in 2025
All-time low
0.4555
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Turkey, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Turkey is 0.5508, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Turkey peaked at 0.5508 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4555, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 28th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4555 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4574 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4594 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4614 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4634 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4654 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4674 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4694 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4715 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4735 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4756 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4782 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4808 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4834 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.486 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4913 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4939 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4966 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4992 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5019 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5049 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.508 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5111 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5142 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5173 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5205 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5238 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.527 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5302 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5335 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5369 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5404 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5439 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5473 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5508 | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.5508 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 9.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.5508 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 10.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4644 | 0.4555 | 0.4735 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4874 | 0.4756 | 0.4992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5159 | 0.5019 | 0.5302 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5421 | 0.5335 | 0.5508 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 share global forest in Turkey?
- Share global forest in Turkey was 0.5508 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5508 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4555 in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for share global forest?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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