Australia vs Indonesia: Annual change in forest area
Australia
54,094 hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
81,480 hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 81,480 hectares against 54,094 hectares in Australia, a difference of 27,386 hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -166,736 hectares | -2.44 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Australia |
| 2000s | -172,928 hectares | 147,435 hectares | 320,363 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 178,965 hectares | -41,544 hectares | 220,509 hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 71,198 hectares | 85,700 hectares | 14,501 hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 81,480 hectares against 54,094 hectares in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Australia and Indonesia?
- 27,386 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Australia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.