Gabon vs Turkey: Forest area

Gabon

234,950 sq. km

in 2023

Turkey

226,884 sq. km

in 2023

Gabon rank

24th

Turkey rank

25th

Forest area over time

Gabon
Turkey

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 234,950 sq. km against 226,884 sq. km in Turkey, a difference of 8,066 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Globally, Gabon ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Gabon
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.