Which has higher forestland — area, Melanesia or Türkiye?

Melanesia, at 39,480 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Melanesia and Türkiye?

16,674 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Türkiye?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Melanesia vs Türkiye: Forestland — Area

Melanesia

39,480 1000 ha

in 2025

Türkiye

22,806 1000 ha

in 2025

Melanesia rank

9th

Türkiye rank

10th

Forestland — Area over time

Melanesia
Türkiye

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 39,480 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 16,674 1000 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.7 times Türkiye's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 21 countries.

Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	39,836 1000 ha	19,948 1000 ha	19,889 1000 ha	Melanesia
2000s	39,654 1000 ha	20,569 1000 ha	19,085 1000 ha	Melanesia
2010s	39,557 1000 ha	21,584 1000 ha	17,973 1000 ha	Melanesia
2020s	39,485 1000 ha	22,513 1000 ha	16,972 1000 ha	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Melanesia or Türkiye?: Melanesia, at 39,480 1000 ha against 22,806 1000 ha in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Melanesia and Türkiye?: 16,674 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Türkiye?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Melanesia and Türkiye rank globally for forestland — area?: Melanesia ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).