Which has higher forest area, Myanmar or Türkiye?

Myanmar, at 276,748 sq. km against 226,884 sq. km in Türkiye as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Myanmar and Türkiye?

49,864 sq. km, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Türkiye?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Myanmar vs Türkiye: Forest area

Myanmar

276,748 sq. km

in 2023

Türkiye

226,884 sq. km

in 2023

Myanmar rank

23rd

Türkiye rank

26th

Forest area over time

Myanmar
Türkiye

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 276,748 sq. km against 226,884 sq. km in Türkiye, a difference of 49,864 sq. km.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 26th of 215 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	372,608 sq. km	199,477 sq. km	173,131 sq. km	Myanmar
2000s	333,259 sq. km	205,690 sq. km	127,569 sq. km	Myanmar
2010s	301,373 sq. km	215,496 sq. km	85,877 sq. km	Myanmar
2020s	281,094 sq. km	224,544 sq. km	56,550 sq. km	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Myanmar or Türkiye?: Myanmar, at 276,748 sq. km against 226,884 sq. km in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Myanmar and Türkiye?: 49,864 sq. km, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Türkiye?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Türkiye rank globally for forest area?: Myanmar ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 26th of 215 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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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.