Japan vs Turkey: Forest area (sq. km)
Japan
249,080 sq. km
in 2025
Turkey
228,058 sq. km
in 2025
Japan rank
25th
Turkey rank
28th
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 249,080 sq. km against 228,058 sq. km in Turkey, a difference of 21,022 sq. km.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 28th of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,167 sq. km | 199,477 sq. km | 49,690 sq. km | Japan |
| 2000s | 249,165 sq. km | 205,690 sq. km | 43,475 sq. km | Japan |
| 2010s | 249,456 sq. km | 215,842 sq. km | 33,614 sq. km | Japan |
| 2020s | 249,135 sq. km | 225,131 sq. km | 24,004 sq. km | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Japan or Turkey?
- Japan, at 249,080 sq. km against 228,058 sq. km in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Japan and Turkey?
- 21,022 sq. km, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for forest area?
- Japan ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 28th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.