Forest land area rose 0.882% to 117 '000 sq km in Turkey in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Turkey reached an all time high of 117 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 96.8 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Turkey's main peers, forest land area in Bulgaria amounted to 38.2 '000 sq km, 40.5 '000 sq km in Greece, 8.25 '000 sq km in Iraq and 107 '000 sq km in Iran in 2015.
Turkey has been ranked 46th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Albania | '000 sq km | 7.77 | 7.76 | 7.75 | 7.74 | 7.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | '000 sq km | 38.7 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 37.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | '000 sq km | 38.7 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 39.6 | 39.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | '000 sq km | 111 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | '000 sq km | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | '000 sq km | 0.061 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | '000 sq km | 9.93 | 9.98 | 9.98 | 9.98 | 9.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 sq km | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | '000 sq km | 65.4 | 65.2 | 65.8 | 66.5 | 67.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | '000 sq km | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.7 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.2 | |||||||
| Syria | '000 sq km | 4.85 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | '000 sq km | 112 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | '000 sq km | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 |
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