Deforestation statistics for Turkey
Tree cover loss data for Turkey
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
10 | 78253795 | 12942265 | 16.50% | 10897573 | 13.90% | 10630534 | 13.60% | 527884 | 4.10% | 29327 | 26085 | 33380 |
15 | 78253795 | 11999463 | 15.30% | 10051498 | 12.80% | 9793553 | 12.50% | 507102 | 4.20% | 28172 | 24916 | 32243 |
20 | 78253795 | 11587854 | 14.80% | 9867008 | 12.60% | 9616801 | 12.30% | 494753 | 4.30% | 27486 | 24455 | 31276 |
25 | 78253795 | 10696579 | 13.70% | 9236707 | 11.80% | 9003099 | 11.50% | 476332 | 4.50% | 26463 | 24272 | 29201 |
30 | 78253795 | 10087663 | 12.90% | 8981705 | 11.50% | 8761404 | 11.20% | 461643 | 4.60% | 25647 | 24134 | 27538 |
50 | 78253795 | 8236494 | 10.50% | 6627825 | 8.50% | 6453257 | 8.20% | 376494 | 4.60% | 20916 | 20193 | 21821 |
75 | 78253795 | 5926323 | 7.60% | 3853449 | 4.90% | 3738855 | 4.80% | 257082 | 4.30% | 14282 | 14249 | 14324 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Turkey
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
10 | 78253795 | 12942265 | 10897573 | 2590730300 | 56024637 | 3112480 | 102711858 | 5706214 |
15 | 78253795 | 11999463 | 10051498 | 2446508103 | 54174402 | 3009689 | 99319664 | 5517759 |
20 | 78253795 | 11587854 | 9867008 | 2382186980 | 53092421 | 2949579 | 97336061 | 5407559 |
25 | 78253795 | 10696579 | 9236707 | 2239245809 | 51490699 | 2860594 | 94399657 | 5244425 |
30 | 78253795 | 10087663 | 8981705 | 2146847429 | 50209511 | 2789417 | 92050741 | 5113930 |
50 | 78253795 | 8236494 | 6627825 | 1849755907 | 42662869 | 2370159 | 78215394 | 4345300 |
75 | 78253795 | 5926323 | 3853449 | 1422283980 | 30167461 | 1675970 | 55306970 | 3072609 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Turkey
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
Adana | 1587122 | 178716 | 169751 | 159464 | 10% | 19544 | 11% | 1,086 | 9257 | 5% | 926 | 10287 | 6% | 1,286 |
Adiyaman | 743867 | 2640 | 3401 | 3381 | 0% | 50 | 2% | 3 | 30 | 1% | 3 | 20 | 1% | 3 |
Afyon | 1478276 | 70697 | 32986 | 31825 | 2% | 2359 | 3% | 131 | 1198 | 2% | 120 | 1161 | 4% | 145 |
Agri | 1032044 | 642 | 180 | 179 | 0% | 4 | 1% | - | 3 | 0% | - | 1 | 1% | - |
Aksaray | 764539 | 1398 | 734 | 731 | 0% | 121 | 9% | 7 | 118 | 8% | 12 | 3 | 0% | - |
Amasya | 622653 | 101264 | 88330 | 87825 | 14% | 1560 | 2% | 87 | 1055 | 1% | 106 | 505 | 1% | 63 |
Ankara | 2580115 | 111955 | 82871 | 82007 | 3% | 1261 | 1% | 70 | 397 | 0% | 40 | 864 | 1% | 108 |
Antalya | 2120996 | 326154 | 259427 | 245867 | 12% | 33747 | 10% | 1,875 | 20187 | 6% | 2,019 | 13560 | 5% | 1,695 |
Ardahan | 479870 | 36713 | 34905 | 34793 | 7% | 180 | 0% | 10 | 68 | 0% | 7 | 112 | 0% | 14 |
Artvin | 778565 | 334955 | 290826 | 289478 | 37% | 2555 | 1% | 142 | 1207 | 0% | 121 | 1348 | 0% | 169 |
Aydin | 803347 | 126237 | 132953 | 125414 | 16% | 15161 | 12% | 842 | 7622 | 6% | 762 | 7539 | 6% | 942 |
Balikesir | 1475424 | 459778 | 463212 | 447728 | 30% | 28055 | 6% | 1,559 | 12571 | 3% | 1,257 | 15484 | 3% | 1,936 |
Bartın | 259279 | 157917 | 146683 | 145241 | 56% | 2182 | 1% | 121 | 740 | 0% | 74 | 1442 | 1% | 180 |
Batman | 435786 | 981 | 292 | 283 | 0% | 29 | 3% | 2 | 20 | 2% | 2 | 9 | 3% | 1 |
Bayburt | 339836 | 3139 | 1790 | 1781 | 1% | 39 | 1% | 2 | 30 | 1% | 3 | 9 | 1% | 1 |
Bilecik | 465940 | 117941 | 112755 | 110596 | 24% | 6112 | 5% | 340 | 3953 | 3% | 395 | 2159 | 2% | 270 |
Bingöl | 815176 | 23714 | 8829 | 8765 | 1% | 245 | 1% | 14 | 181 | 1% | 18 | 64 | 1% | 8 |
Bitlis | 868425 | 19399 | 4742 | 4683 | 1% | 296 | 2% | 16 | 237 | 1% | 24 | 59 | 1% | 7 |
Bolu | 828659 | 405201 | 379583 | 376508 | 45% | 4955 | 1% | 275 | 1880 | 0% | 188 | 3075 | 1% | 384 |
Burdur | 727442 | 65759 | 30930 | 26765 | 4% | 8032 | 12% | 446 | 3867 | 6% | 387 | 4165 | 13% | 521 |
Bursa | 1089226 | 376655 | 369559 | 359834 | 33% | 17966 | 5% | 998 | 8241 | 2% | 824 | 9725 | 3% | 1,216 |
Denizli | 1092436 | 112957 | 83053 | 77021 | 7% | 12229 | 11% | 679 | 6197 | 5% | 620 | 6032 | 7% | 754 |
Diyarbakir | 1484310 | 12369 | 4664 | 4648 | 0% | 111 | 1% | 6 | 95 | 1% | 10 | 16 | 0% | 2 |
Düzce | 239755 | 183209 | 168687 | 167395 | 70% | 2483 | 1% | 138 | 1191 | 1% | 119 | 1292 | 1% | 162 |
Edirne | 614344 | 61237 | 50519 | 47492 | 8% | 5460 | 9% | 303 | 2433 | 4% | 243 | 3027 | 6% | 378 |
Elazığ | 930897 | 3354 | 1593 | 1567 | 0% | 66 | 2% | 4 | 40 | 1% | 4 | 26 | 2% | 3 |
Erzincan | 1156491 | 26477 | 19502 | 19442 | 2% | 283 | 1% | 16 | 223 | 1% | 22 | 60 | 0% | 8 |
Erzurum | 2439873 | 67944 | 35551 | 35436 | 1% | 272 | 0% | 15 | 157 | 0% | 16 | 115 | 0% | 14 |
Eskisehir | 1408552 | 110262 | 68238 | 66501 | 5% | 3865 | 4% | 215 | 2128 | 2% | 213 | 1737 | 3% | 217 |
Gaziantep | 716909 | 10151 | 10676 | 10187 | 1% | 720 | 7% | 40 | 231 | 2% | 23 | 489 | 5% | 61 |
Giresun | 683042 | 297614 | 239758 | 238577 | 35% | 2845 | 1% | 158 | 1664 | 1% | 166 | 1181 | 0% | 148 |
Gümüshane | 662839 | 87658 | 74002 | 73756 | 11% | 742 | 1% | 41 | 496 | 1% | 50 | 246 | 0% | 31 |
Hakkari | 619905 | 2301 | 1850 | 1850 | 0% | 3 | 0% | - | 3 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
Hatay | 580695 | 132696 | 142257 | 135762 | 23% | 8542 | 6% | 475 | 2047 | 2% | 205 | 6495 | 5% | 812 |
Isparta | 890191 | 69328 | 37122 | 34819 | 4% | 4957 | 7% | 275 | 2654 | 4% | 265 | 2303 | 6% | 288 |
Istanbul | 478434 | 192272 | 190127 | 178429 | 37% | 25219 | 13% | 1,401 | 13521 | 7% | 1,352 | 11698 | 6% | 1,462 |
Izmir | 1241484 | 284028 | 299128 | 278987 | 22% | 36365 | 13% | 2,020 | 16224 | 6% | 1,622 | 20141 | 7% | 2,518 |
Iğdır | 393791 | 845 | 153 | 148 | 0% | 21 | 2% | 1 | 16 | 2% | 2 | 5 | 3% | 1 |
K. Maras | 1457901 | 72463 | 66109 | 64563 | 4% | 3596 | 5% | 200 | 2050 | 3% | 205 | 1546 | 2% | 193 |
Karabük | 332631 | 188371 | 173358 | 171338 | 52% | 3420 | 2% | 190 | 1400 | 1% | 140 | 2020 | 1% | 253 |
Karaman | 835572 | 11629 | 2235 | 1992 | 0% | 634 | 5% | 35 | 391 | 3% | 39 | 243 | 11% | 30 |
Kars | 1037045 | 25769 | 12482 | 12456 | 1% | 156 | 1% | 9 | 130 | 1% | 13 | 26 | 0% | 3 |
Kastamonu | 1350095 | 717582 | 667870 | 661637 | 49% | 12229 | 2% | 679 | 5996 | 1% | 600 | 6233 | 1% | 779 |
Kayseri | 1597363 | 4533 | 3673 | 3664 | 0% | 127 | 3% | 7 | 118 | 3% | 12 | 9 | 0% | 1 |
Kilis | 143022 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
Kinkkale | 468793 | 1352 | 1028 | 1026 | 0% | 22 | 2% | 1 | 20 | 1% | 2 | 2 | 0% | - |
Kirklareli | 637386 | 192352 | 208534 | 206711 | 32% | 13473 | 7% | 749 | 11650 | 6% | 1,165 | 1823 | 1% | 228 |
Kirsehir | 679880 | 2297 | 1645 | 1629 | 0% | 162 | 7% | 9 | 146 | 6% | 15 | 16 | 1% | 2 |
Kocaeli | 405335 | 170525 | 151227 | 144987 | 36% | 12023 | 7% | 668 | 5783 | 3% | 578 | 6240 | 4% | 780 |
Konya | 4099755 | 47738 | 24023 | 23624 | 1% | 810 | 2% | 45 | 411 | 1% | 41 | 399 | 2% | 50 |
Kütahya | 1222695 | 279138 | 210353 | 204036 | 17% | 13474 | 5% | 749 | 7157 | 3% | 716 | 6317 | 3% | 790 |
Malatya | 1152419 | 3721 | 2296 | 2244 | 0% | 209 | 6% | 12 | 157 | 4% | 16 | 52 | 2% | 7 |
Manisa | 1325060 | 162130 | 160773 | 147181 | 11% | 24562 | 15% | 1,365 | 10970 | 7% | 1,097 | 13592 | 8% | 1,699 |
Mardin | 1056170 | 1521 | 2147 | 2110 | 0% | 184 | 12% | 10 | 147 | 10% | 15 | 37 | 2% | 5 |
Mersin | 1525281 | 94639 | 63604 | 57505 | 4% | 15887 | 17% | 883 | 9788 | 10% | 979 | 6099 | 10% | 762 |
Mugla | 1287812 | 390798 | 396483 | 382537 | 30% | 32798 | 8% | 1,822 | 18852 | 5% | 1,885 | 13946 | 4% | 1,743 |
Mus | 814567 | 5513 | 2028 | 2027 | 0% | 11 | 0% | 1 | 10 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0% | - |
Nevsehir | 515285 | 244 | 227 | 225 | 0% | 12 | 5% | 1 | 10 | 4% | 1 | 2 | 1% | - |
Nigde | 720346 | 4183 | 2709 | 2693 | 0% | 61 | 1% | 3 | 45 | 1% | 5 | 16 | 1% | 2 |
Ordu | 593395 | 369374 | 282491 | 281245 | 47% | 1924 | 1% | 107 | 678 | 0% | 68 | 1246 | 0% | 156 |
Osmaniye | 308475 | 61663 | 67507 | 64745 | 21% | 4370 | 7% | 243 | 1608 | 3% | 161 | 2762 | 4% | 345 |
Rize | 365445 | 225673 | 201452 | 200628 | 55% | 1328 | 1% | 74 | 504 | 0% | 50 | 824 | 0% | 103 |
Sakarya | 471673 | 249930 | 232420 | 228341 | 48% | 7025 | 3% | 390 | 2946 | 1% | 295 | 4079 | 2% | 510 |
Samsun | 954730 | 357058 | 311706 | 309796 | 32% | 4811 | 1% | 267 | 2901 | 1% | 290 | 1910 | 1% | 239 |
Sanliurfa | 1965428 | 3356 | 3615 | 3599 | 0% | 109 | 3% | 6 | 93 | 3% | 9 | 16 | 0% | 2 |
Siirt | 499481 | 3878 | 2101 | 2081 | 0% | 99 | 3% | 6 | 79 | 2% | 8 | 20 | 1% | 3 |
Sinop | 602660 | 266962 | 238698 | 234424 | 39% | 7902 | 3% | 439 | 3628 | 1% | 363 | 4274 | 2% | 534 |
Sirnak | 789943 | 6663 | 5550 | 5533 | 1% | 61 | 1% | 3 | 44 | 1% | 4 | 17 | 0% | 2 |
Sivas | 2839908 | 69552 | 45201 | 44573 | 2% | 1003 | 1% | 56 | 375 | 1% | 38 | 628 | 1% | 79 |
Tekirdag | 662812 | 84559 | 85515 | 84598 | 13% | 8441 | 10% | 469 | 7524 | 9% | 752 | 917 | 1% | 115 |
Tokat | 986158 | 216783 | 191472 | 190706 | 19% | 2449 | 1% | 136 | 1683 | 1% | 168 | 766 | 0% | 96 |
Trabzon | 505090 | 272537 | 233748 | 233042 | 46% | 2220 | 1% | 123 | 1514 | 1% | 151 | 706 | 0% | 88 |
Tunceli | 806736 | 48742 | 42624 | 42564 | 5% | 167 | 0% | 9 | 107 | 0% | 11 | 60 | 0% | 8 |
Usak | 492955 | 30404 | 17744 | 16330 | 3% | 2961 | 10% | 165 | 1547 | 5% | 155 | 1414 | 8% | 177 |
Van | 2114495 | 1512 | 545 | 541 | 0% | 26 | 2% | 1 | 22 | 1% | 2 | 4 | 1% | 1 |
Yalova | 65419 | 40233 | 38575 | 37069 | 57% | 2845 | 7% | 158 | 1339 | 3% | 134 | 1506 | 4% | 188 |
Yozgat | 1318709 | 75225 | 57098 | 56360 | 4% | 2782 | 4% | 155 | 2044 | 3% | 204 | 738 | 1% | 92 |
Zinguldak | 306853 | 179351 | 168471 | 167537 | 55% | 1327 | 1% | 74 | 393 | 0% | 39 | 934 | 1% | 117 |
Çanakkale | 980304 | 328459 | 352794 | 341836 | 35% | 22820 | 7% | 1,268 | 11862 | 4% | 1,186 | 10958 | 3% | 1,370 |
Çankiri | 794185 | 104936 | 89788 | 89059 | 11% | 1532 | 1% | 85 | 803 | 1% | 80 | 729 | 1% | 91 |
Çorum | 1233993 | 137708 | 118130 | 117410 | 10% | 2955 | 2% | 164 | 2235 | 2% | 224 | 720 | 1% | 90 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Turkey
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
Adana | 1587122 | 178716 | 169751 | 37218093 | 3984833 | 221380 | 188805 | 262098 |
Adiyaman | 743867 | 2640 | 3401 | 481883 | 10672 | 593 | 681 | 482 |
Afyon | 1478276 | 70697 | 32986 | 14825745 | 513206 | 28511 | 25720 | 32001 |
Agri | 1032044 | 642 | 180 | 125731 | 1913 | 106 | 160 | 39 |
Aksaray | 764539 | 1398 | 734 | 274397 | 24925 | 1385 | 2408 | 106 |
Amasya | 622653 | 101264 | 88330 | 20492255 | 312606 | 17367 | 20961 | 12875 |
Ankara | 2580115 | 111955 | 82871 | 25086619 | 288008 | 16000 | 8713 | 25110 |
Antalya | 2120996 | 326154 | 259427 | 61653384 | 6460183 | 358899 | 392036 | 317478 |
Ardahan | 479870 | 36713 | 34905 | 8400298 | 44060 | 2448 | 1729 | 3347 |
Artvin | 778565 | 334955 | 290826 | 99824747 | 809737 | 44985 | 37665 | 54136 |
Aydin | 803347 | 126237 | 132953 | 25207160 | 3020016 | 167779 | 151587 | 188019 |
Balikesir | 1475424 | 459778 | 463212 | 94676986 | 5553280 | 308516 | 246253 | 386344 |
Bartın | 259279 | 157917 | 146683 | 38584255 | 530910 | 29495 | 18061 | 43788 |
Batman | 435786 | 981 | 292 | 185419 | 6868 | 382 | 508 | 224 |
Bayburt | 339836 | 3139 | 1790 | 658667 | 9218 | 512 | 694 | 285 |
Bilecik | 465940 | 117941 | 112755 | 23186797 | 1186367 | 65909 | 72521 | 57645 |
Bingöl | 815176 | 23714 | 8829 | 4798258 | 57451 | 3192 | 4316 | 1786 |
Bitlis | 868425 | 19399 | 4742 | 4004892 | 63917 | 3551 | 5195 | 1495 |
Bolu | 828659 | 405201 | 379583 | 101129097 | 1200500 | 66694 | 42195 | 97319 |
Burdur | 727442 | 65759 | 30930 | 13305056 | 1628104 | 90450 | 78588 | 105278 |
Bursa | 1089226 | 376655 | 369559 | 77073130 | 3475111 | 193062 | 155787 | 239656 |
Denizli | 1092436 | 112957 | 83053 | 23187881 | 2465226 | 136957 | 123475 | 153809 |
Diyarbakir | 1484310 | 12369 | 4664 | 2389586 | 23664 | 1315 | 2029 | 422 |
Düzce | 239755 | 183209 | 168687 | 40646988 | 552342 | 30686 | 26509 | 35906 |
Edirne | 614344 | 61237 | 50519 | 9195808 | 879345 | 48853 | 39167 | 60960 |
Elazığ | 930897 | 3354 | 1593 | 631234 | 14663 | 815 | 905 | 702 |
Erzincan | 1156491 | 26477 | 19502 | 5663089 | 65343 | 3630 | 5244 | 1613 |
Erzurum | 2439873 | 67944 | 35551 | 16027649 | 68888 | 3827 | 4012 | 3597 |
Eskisehir | 1408552 | 110262 | 68238 | 23021355 | 832992 | 46277 | 45778 | 46901 |
Gaziantep | 716909 | 10151 | 10676 | 2017535 | 150175 | 8343 | 4947 | 12588 |
Giresun | 683042 | 297614 | 239758 | 59932397 | 655226 | 36401 | 37389 | 35167 |
Gümüshane | 662839 | 87658 | 74002 | 20699475 | 179174 | 9954 | 12004 | 7392 |
Hakkari | 619905 | 2301 | 1850 | 390292 | 1321 | 73 | 118 | 17 |
Hatay | 580695 | 132696 | 142257 | 28913658 | 1855976 | 103110 | 46997 | 173251 |
Isparta | 890191 | 69328 | 37122 | 13907911 | 988975 | 54943 | 53187 | 57139 |
Istanbul | 478434 | 192272 | 190127 | 34559624 | 4673421 | 259635 | 242017 | 281657 |
Izmir | 1241484 | 284028 | 299128 | 51967669 | 6905807 | 383656 | 309230 | 476688 |
Iğdır | 393791 | 845 | 153 | 156553 | 4959 | 276 | 376 | 150 |
K. Maras | 1457901 | 72463 | 66109 | 15191817 | 755258 | 41959 | 43324 | 40252 |
Karabük | 332631 | 188371 | 173358 | 45345726 | 795671 | 44204 | 32229 | 59172 |
Karaman | 835572 | 11629 | 2235 | 2224298 | 118183 | 6566 | 7285 | 5666 |
Kars | 1037045 | 25769 | 12482 | 6140133 | 39941 | 2219 | 3360 | 793 |
Kastamonu | 1350095 | 717582 | 667870 | 189565131 | 3128070 | 173782 | 149663 | 203930 |
Kayseri | 1597363 | 4533 | 3673 | 946275 | 28522 | 1585 | 2580 | 340 |
Kilis | 143022 | 50 | 37 | 8657 | 116 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
Kinkkale | 468793 | 1352 | 1028 | 251072 | 5676 | 315 | 495 | 91 |
Kirklareli | 637386 | 192352 | 208534 | 30909796 | 2293023 | 127390 | 199602 | 37125 |
Kirsehir | 679880 | 2297 | 1645 | 430032 | 33380 | 1854 | 2960 | 473 |
Kocaeli | 405335 | 170525 | 151227 | 28908395 | 2270185 | 126121 | 108132 | 148608 |
Konya | 4099755 | 47738 | 24023 | 9603092 | 170116 | 9451 | 8504 | 10634 |
Kütahya | 1222695 | 279138 | 210353 | 65792281 | 3187492 | 177083 | 167236 | 189391 |
Malatya | 1152419 | 3721 | 2296 | 676385 | 41734 | 2319 | 3091 | 1353 |
Manisa | 1325060 | 162130 | 160773 | 31497042 | 4738105 | 263228 | 212700 | 326388 |
Mardin | 1056170 | 1521 | 2147 | 292157 | 36774 | 2043 | 2920 | 947 |
Mersin | 1525281 | 94639 | 63604 | 17589790 | 2900197 | 161122 | 179091 | 138660 |
Mugla | 1287812 | 390798 | 396483 | 75644999 | 6586809 | 365934 | 382678 | 345003 |
Mus | 814567 | 5513 | 2028 | 1057563 | 3025 | 168 | 252 | 63 |
Nevsehir | 515285 | 244 | 227 | 45155 | 3417 | 190 | 284 | 72 |
Nigde | 720346 | 4183 | 2709 | 866841 | 13621 | 757 | 1046 | 396 |
Ordu | 593395 | 369374 | 282491 | 70385435 | 445849 | 24769 | 15666 | 36148 |
Osmaniye | 308475 | 61663 | 67507 | 12935974 | 929196 | 51622 | 34585 | 72918 |
Rize | 365445 | 225673 | 201452 | 62967228 | 381524 | 21196 | 14337 | 29769 |
Sakarya | 471673 | 249930 | 232420 | 48647766 | 1321256 | 73403 | 56713 | 94266 |
Samsun | 954730 | 357058 | 311706 | 64530819 | 925928 | 51440 | 57474 | 43898 |
Sanliurfa | 1965428 | 3356 | 3615 | 629275 | 21086 | 1171 | 1800 | 385 |
Siirt | 499481 | 3878 | 2101 | 746732 | 21718 | 1207 | 1723 | 561 |
Sinop | 602660 | 266962 | 238698 | 58383475 | 1734124 | 96340 | 74867 | 123182 |
Sirnak | 789943 | 6663 | 5550 | 1243567 | 12096 | 672 | 900 | 387 |
Sivas | 2839908 | 69552 | 45201 | 15520904 | 230606 | 12811 | 8289 | 18465 |
Tekirdag | 662812 | 84559 | 85515 | 12734003 | 1320289 | 73349 | 118067 | 17453 |
Tokat | 986158 | 216783 | 191472 | 42637413 | 472877 | 26271 | 32519 | 18461 |
Trabzon | 505090 | 272537 | 233748 | 57367507 | 509641 | 28313 | 34185 | 20974 |
Tunceli | 806736 | 48742 | 42624 | 9957288 | 35882 | 1993 | 2275 | 1641 |
Usak | 492955 | 30404 | 17744 | 6508575 | 608576 | 33810 | 31227 | 37039 |
Van | 2114495 | 1512 | 545 | 291744 | 7182 | 399 | 608 | 138 |
Yalova | 65419 | 40233 | 38575 | 7819013 | 561419 | 31190 | 25998 | 37681 |
Yozgat | 1318709 | 75225 | 57098 | 17510654 | 678273 | 37682 | 49090 | 23422 |
Zinguldak | 306853 | 179351 | 168471 | 35609825 | 282523 | 15696 | 8121 | 25165 |
Çanakkale | 980304 | 328459 | 352794 | 57290877 | 3856359 | 214242 | 199014 | 233277 |
Çankiri | 794185 | 104936 | 89788 | 25302398 | 382055 | 21225 | 18765 | 24300 |
Çorum | 1233993 | 137708 | 118130 | 30338747 | 663585 | 36866 | 49092 | 21584 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Turkey
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
Adana | 1587122 | 178716 | 169751 | 20300779 | 114 | 2173550 | 120753 | 102985 | 142963 |
Adiyaman | 743867 | 2640 | 3401 | 262846 | 100 | 5819 | 323 | 372 | 263 |
Afyon | 1478276 | 70697 | 32986 | 8086770 | 114 | 279934 | 15552 | 14029 | 17455 |
Agri | 1032044 | 642 | 180 | 68580 | 107 | 1044 | 58 | 88 | 21 |
Aksaray | 764539 | 1398 | 734 | 149671 | 107 | 13595 | 755 | 1313 | 58 |
Amasya | 622653 | 101264 | 88330 | 11177595 | 110 | 170505 | 9473 | 11433 | 7022 |
Ankara | 2580115 | 111955 | 82871 | 13683610 | 122 | 157104 | 8728 | 4753 | 13697 |
Antalya | 2120996 | 326154 | 259427 | 33629117 | 103 | 3523739 | 195763 | 213838 | 173170 |
Ardahan | 479870 | 36713 | 34905 | 4581981 | 125 | 24032 | 1335 | 943 | 1826 |
Artvin | 778565 | 334955 | 290826 | 54449862 | 163 | 441684 | 24538 | 20545 | 29529 |
Aydin | 803347 | 126237 | 132953 | 13749359 | 109 | 1647273 | 91515 | 82683 | 102555 |
Balikesir | 1475424 | 459778 | 463212 | 51641992 | 112 | 3029066 | 168281 | 134320 | 210733 |
Bartın | 259279 | 157917 | 146683 | 21045957 | 133 | 289586 | 16088 | 9851 | 23884 |
Batman | 435786 | 981 | 292 | 101137 | 103 | 3746 | 208 | 277 | 122 |
Bayburt | 339836 | 3139 | 1790 | 359273 | 114 | 5027 | 279 | 378 | 156 |
Bilecik | 465940 | 117941 | 112755 | 12647343 | 107 | 647120 | 35951 | 39557 | 31444 |
Bingöl | 815176 | 23714 | 8829 | 2617230 | 110 | 31337 | 1741 | 2354 | 974 |
Bitlis | 868425 | 19399 | 4742 | 2184487 | 112 | 34865 | 1937 | 2834 | 816 |
Bolu | 828659 | 405201 | 379583 | 55161324 | 136 | 654818 | 36379 | 23015 | 53083 |
Burdur | 727442 | 65759 | 30930 | 7257304 | 110 | 888051 | 49336 | 42866 | 57424 |
Bursa | 1089226 | 376655 | 369559 | 42039890 | 112 | 1895510 | 105306 | 84974 | 130721 |
Denizli | 1092436 | 112957 | 83053 | 12647935 | 112 | 1344678 | 74704 | 67351 | 83896 |
Diyarbakir | 1484310 | 12369 | 4664 | 1303411 | 105 | 12905 | 717 | 1107 | 230 |
Düzce | 239755 | 183209 | 168687 | 22171084 | 121 | 301287 | 16738 | 14460 | 19586 |
Edirne | 614344 | 61237 | 50519 | 5015895 | 82 | 479643 | 26647 | 21363 | 33251 |
Elazığ | 930897 | 3354 | 1593 | 344310 | 103 | 7998 | 444 | 494 | 383 |
Erzincan | 1156491 | 26477 | 19502 | 3088959 | 117 | 35640 | 1980 | 2861 | 879 |
Erzurum | 2439873 | 67944 | 35551 | 8742354 | 128 | 37572 | 2087 | 2188 | 1962 |
Eskisehir | 1408552 | 110262 | 68238 | 12557103 | 114 | 454363 | 25242 | 24971 | 25582 |
Gaziantep | 716909 | 10151 | 10676 | 1100473 | 109 | 81915 | 4551 | 2698 | 6866 |
Giresun | 683042 | 297614 | 239758 | 32690397 | 110 | 357397 | 19855 | 20394 | 19182 |
Gümüshane | 662839 | 87658 | 74002 | 11290622 | 129 | 97728 | 5429 | 6547 | 4032 |
Hakkari | 619905 | 2301 | 1850 | 212886 | 92 | 724 | 40 | 65 | 9 |
Hatay | 580695 | 132696 | 142257 | 15771087 | 119 | 1012351 | 56242 | 25635 | 94500 |
Isparta | 890191 | 69328 | 37122 | 7586135 | 109 | 539442 | 29969 | 29011 | 31167 |
Istanbul | 478434 | 192272 | 190127 | 18850704 | 98 | 2549136 | 141619 | 132009 | 153630 |
Izmir | 1241484 | 284028 | 299128 | 28346002 | 100 | 3766817 | 209268 | 168672 | 260012 |
Iğdır | 393791 | 845 | 153 | 85393 | 101 | 2705 | 150 | 205 | 82 |
K. Maras | 1457901 | 72463 | 66109 | 8286446 | 115 | 411959 | 22887 | 23631 | 21956 |
Karabük | 332631 | 188371 | 173358 | 24734032 | 131 | 434003 | 24111 | 17580 | 32276 |
Karaman | 835572 | 11629 | 2235 | 1213253 | 104 | 64463 | 3581 | 3974 | 3091 |
Kars | 1037045 | 25769 | 12482 | 3349162 | 130 | 21791 | 1211 | 1833 | 433 |
Kastamonu | 1350095 | 717582 | 667870 | 103399164 | 144 | 1706231 | 94791 | 81635 | 111235 |
Kayseri | 1597363 | 4533 | 3673 | 516151 | 114 | 15561 | 865 | 1408 | 186 |
Kilis | 143022 | 50 | 37 | 4723 | 96 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Kinkkale | 468793 | 1352 | 1028 | 136948 | 101 | 3096 | 172 | 270 | 49 |
Kirklareli | 637386 | 192352 | 208534 | 16859888 | 88 | 1250744 | 69486 | 108874 | 20250 |
Kirsehir | 679880 | 2297 | 1645 | 234563 | 102 | 18206 | 1011 | 1614 | 258 |
Kocaeli | 405335 | 170525 | 151227 | 15768215 | 92 | 1238281 | 68793 | 58981 | 81059 |
Konya | 4099755 | 47738 | 24023 | 5238052 | 110 | 92785 | 5155 | 4638 | 5800 |
Kütahya | 1222695 | 279138 | 210353 | 35886697 | 129 | 1738624 | 96590 | 91220 | 103304 |
Malatya | 1152419 | 3721 | 2296 | 368938 | 99 | 22766 | 1265 | 1686 | 739 |
Manisa | 1325060 | 162130 | 160773 | 17180202 | 106 | 2584426 | 143579 | 116018 | 178031 |
Mardin | 1056170 | 1521 | 2147 | 159360 | 105 | 20058 | 1114 | 1592 | 517 |
Mersin | 1525281 | 94639 | 63604 | 9594431 | 101 | 1581931 | 87885 | 97687 | 75633 |
Mugla | 1287812 | 390798 | 396483 | 41260909 | 105 | 3592793 | 199600 | 208733 | 188183 |
Mus | 814567 | 5513 | 2028 | 576852 | 105 | 1652 | 92 | 138 | 35 |
Nevsehir | 515285 | 244 | 227 | 24629 | 101 | 1864 | 104 | 155 | 39 |
Nigde | 720346 | 4183 | 2709 | 472822 | 113 | 7428 | 413 | 570 | 216 |
Ordu | 593395 | 369374 | 282491 | 38392054 | 104 | 243181 | 13510 | 8545 | 19717 |
Osmaniye | 308475 | 61663 | 67507 | 7055987 | 115 | 506830 | 28157 | 18865 | 39773 |
Rize | 365445 | 225673 | 201452 | 34345762 | 152 | 208100 | 11561 | 7821 | 16237 |
Sakarya | 471673 | 249930 | 232420 | 26535145 | 106 | 720688 | 40038 | 30934 | 51418 |
Samsun | 954730 | 357058 | 311706 | 35198629 | 99 | 505047 | 28058 | 31349 | 23945 |
Sanliurfa | 1965428 | 3356 | 3615 | 343242 | 102 | 11502 | 639 | 982 | 210 |
Siirt | 499481 | 3878 | 2101 | 407308 | 105 | 11851 | 658 | 940 | 306 |
Sinop | 602660 | 266962 | 238698 | 31845532 | 119 | 945888 | 52549 | 40837 | 67190 |
Sirnak | 789943 | 6663 | 5550 | 678311 | 102 | 6599 | 367 | 491 | 211 |
Sivas | 2839908 | 69552 | 45201 | 8465947 | 122 | 125779 | 6988 | 4521 | 10072 |
Tekirdag | 662812 | 84559 | 85515 | 6945820 | 82 | 720154 | 40009 | 64400 | 9520 |
Tokat | 986158 | 216783 | 191472 | 23256771 | 107 | 257931 | 14330 | 17738 | 10070 |
Trabzon | 505090 | 272537 | 233748 | 31291365 | 115 | 277990 | 15444 | 18647 | 11441 |
Tunceli | 806736 | 48742 | 42624 | 5431247 | 112 | 19567 | 1087 | 1241 | 895 |
Usak | 492955 | 30404 | 17744 | 3550132 | 117 | 331945 | 18441 | 17033 | 20202 |
Van | 2114495 | 1512 | 545 | 159133 | 105 | 3917 | 218 | 331 | 75 |
Yalova | 65419 | 40233 | 38575 | 4264915 | 106 | 306232 | 17013 | 14180 | 20554 |
Yozgat | 1318709 | 75225 | 57098 | 9551266 | 127 | 369965 | 20554 | 26776 | 12776 |
Zinguldak | 306853 | 179351 | 168471 | 19423542 | 108 | 154095 | 8561 | 4429 | 13725 |
Çanakkale | 980304 | 328459 | 352794 | 31249568 | 95 | 2103472 | 116860 | 108554 | 127242 |
Çankiri | 794185 | 104936 | 89788 | 13801307 | 131 | 208392 | 11577 | 10235 | 13255 |
Çorum | 1233993 | 137708 | 118130 | 16548408 | 120 | 361953 | 20109 | 26778 | 11772 |
Archived forest data for Turkey | Forest data for Turkey
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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