Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forestland — Area

Australia
133,562 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand
143,865 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
7th

Forestland — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 143,865 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 10,303 1000 ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 223 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 133,824 1000 ha 143,412 1000 ha 9,588 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 132,126 1000 ha 141,976 1000 ha 9,850 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 132,263 1000 ha 142,135 1000 ha 9,872 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 133,426 1000 ha 143,561 1000 ha 10,135 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 143,865 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
10,303 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forestland — area?
Australia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 223 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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About this data

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

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).