Net Forest conversion — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Net Forest conversion — Area was 14.26 1000 ha in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area in Oceania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area in Oceania is 14.26 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Oceania peaked at 282.92 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.26 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Oceania 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 240.44 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 240.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 282.92 1000 ha | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 282.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.34 1000 ha | -94.2% |
| 2012 | 16.34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.91 1000 ha | +297.2% |
| 2017 | 64.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.26 1000 ha | -78.0% |
| 2022 | 14.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240.44 1000 ha | 240.44 1000 ha | 240.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 278.68 1000 ha | 240.44 1000 ha | 282.92 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.43 1000 ha | 16.34 1000 ha | 282.92 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7 1000 ha | 14.26 1000 ha | 64.91 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area in Oceania?
- Net forest conversion — area in Oceania was 14.26 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 282.92 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Oceania rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Oceania ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).