Congo vs Turkey: Forest area

Congo

219,010 sq. km

in 2023

Turkey

226,884 sq. km

in 2023

Congo rank

28th

Turkey rank

25th

Forest area over time

Congo
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 226,884 sq. km against 219,010 sq. km in Congo, a difference of 7,874 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Congo
Forest area in Turkey
Full country ranking

About this data

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: 06 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.