Deforestation tables and charts for Turkey

Deforestation data for Turkey , 1990-2005. Turkey 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 10,175,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 13.2
Other wooded land (hectares): 10,689,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 77,482,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	9,680,000	10,052,000	10,175,000	37000	0.4	25000	0.2	495,000	5.11	-50
Other wooded land	10905000	10728000	10689000	-17,700	-0.16	-7,800	-0.07	-216,000	-1.98	-55.21
Primary forests	739000	897000	975000	15,800	2.14	15,600	1.74	236000	31.94	-1.27
Plantations	1,839,000	2,304,000	2,537,000	46,500	2.53	46,600	2.02	698000	38	-20

Chart: Forest cover in Turkey, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Turkey, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Turkey 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)