Australia vs Philippines: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Australia
54,094 hectares
in 2025
Philippines
42,450 hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Philippines rank
11th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Australia
- Philippines
How they compare
Australia currently reports 54,094 hectares against 42,450 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 11,644 hectares.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Philippines ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -166,736 hectares | -46,955 hectares | 119,781 hectares | Philippines |
| 2000s | -172,928 hectares | -46,954 hectares | 125,974 hectares | Philippines |
| 2010s | 178,965 hectares | 29,727 hectares | 149,238 hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 71,198 hectares | 42,450 hectares | 28,749 hectares | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Australia or Philippines?
- Australia, at 54,094 hectares against 42,450 hectares in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Australia and Philippines?
- 11,644 hectares, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Philippines rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Australia ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 11th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.