Australia vs Serbia: Annual change in forest area

Australia
54,094 hectares
in 2025
Serbia
39,680 hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Serbia rank
13th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Australia
  • Serbia
-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k200.0k300.0k199120082025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 54,094 hectares against 39,680 hectares in Serbia, a difference of 14,414 hectares.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Serbia ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Serbia ranks 13th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s -166,736 hectares 17,020 hectares 183,756 hectares Serbia
2000s -172,928 hectares 37,413 hectares 210,341 hectares Serbia
2010s 178,965 hectares 39,681 hectares 139,284 hectares Australia
2020s 71,198 hectares 39,680 hectares 31,518 hectares Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Australia or Serbia?
Australia, at 54,094 hectares against 39,680 hectares in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Australia and Serbia?
14,414 hectares, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Serbia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Australia and Serbia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Australia ranks 10th and Serbia ranks 13th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.