Forest area in Turkey
Turkey: Forest area was 226,884 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Turkey is 226,884 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Turkey peaked at 226,884 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 197,835 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Turkey 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 199,477 sq. km | 197,835 sq. km | 201,119 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 205,690 sq. km | 201,484 sq. km | 209,896 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,496 sq. km | 210,831 sq. km | 220,644 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 224,544 sq. km | 222,204 sq. km | 226,884 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 83.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.38 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Turkey?
- Forest area in Turkey was 226,884 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 226,884 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,835 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for forest area?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.