Turkey - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Turkey was 222,204 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 222,204 in 2020 and a minimum value of 197,835 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 197,835
1991 198,200
1992 198,565
1993 198,929
1994 199,294
1995 199,659
1996 200,024
1997 200,389
1998 200,754
1999 201,119
2000 201,484
2001 202,418
2002 203,353
2003 204,288
2004 205,222
2005 206,157
2006 207,092
2007 208,027
2008 208,961
2009 209,896
2010 210,831
2011 211,925
2012 213,020
2013 214,114
2014 215,209
2015 216,303
2016 216,303
2017 217,525
2018 219,084
2019 220,644
2020 222,204

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Turkey was 28.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 28.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 25.71 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 25.71
1991 25.75
1992 25.80
1993 25.85
1994 25.89
1995 25.94
1996 25.99
1997 26.04
1998 26.08
1999 26.13
2000 26.18
2001 26.30
2002 26.42
2003 26.54
2004 26.67
2005 26.79
2006 26.91
2007 27.03
2008 27.15
2009 27.27
2010 27.39
2011 27.54
2012 27.68
2013 27.82
2014 27.96
2015 28.10
2016 28.10
2017 28.26
2018 28.47
2019 28.67
2020 28.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use