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Tree Cover in Turkey

From 2001 to 2025, Turkey lost 297kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -0.9% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.

Annual Tree Cover Loss by Dominant Driver in Turkey

In Turkey from 2001 to 2025, 297kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.

Location of Tree Cover Loss in Turkey

In Turkey, the top 5 regions were responsible for 62.4% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2025. Nigde had the most tree cover loss at 75.4kha compared to an average of 9.0 kha.

Nigde75.4kha
Mugla43.0kha
Mardin25.3kha
Nevsehir24.8kha
Malatya17.0kha
Components of net change in tree cover in Turkey

From 2000 to 2020, Turkey experienced a net change of 88.8 kha (0.65%) in tree cover.

  • The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.

  • Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree Cover Gain in Turkey Compared to Other Areas

From 2000 to 2020, Turkey gained 473.8 kha of tree cover equal to 0.36% of the global total.

Russia37.2Mha
Canada17.0Mha
United States14.0Mha
Brazil8.1Mha
China6.7Mha
Cumulative Fire Alerts In Turkey Compared to Other Areas

In Turkey there have been 1,288 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2023 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is high compared to the total for previous years going back to 2023. The most fires recorded in a year was 2015, with 3,904.

Weekly Fire Alerts In Turkey

In Turkey the peak fire season typically occurs in August. There were 1288 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 considering high confidence alerts only.

Historical Fire Alerts In Turkey Compared to Other Areas

Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Turkey experienced a total of 23,244 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).

Temperature Trends in Turkey
Precipitation Trends in Turkey
Air Quality Trends in Turkey
Air Quality vs Tree Cover Loss Trends

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