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