Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Australia stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Australia ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -97.5% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | +499.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -84.9% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +499.7% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2011 | -97.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2021 | -84.9% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 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 net forest conversion — area, per capita in Australia?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Australia was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — 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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.