Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita was 0.0048 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0048 1000 ha per person for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0079 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Australia 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0048 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 23.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0048 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 11.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Australia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Australia was 0.0048 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.