Australia vs Indonesia: Forest area
Australia
133.56 million hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
95.97 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Indonesia rank
8th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133.56 million hectares against 95.97 million hectares in Indonesia, a difference of 37.59 million hectares.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133.82 million hectares | 105.37 million hectares | 28.46 million hectares | Australia |
| 2000s | 132.13 million hectares | 93.91 million hectares | 38.21 million hectares | Australia |
| 2010s | 132.26 million hectares | 95.52 million hectares | 36.75 million hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 133.43 million hectares | 95.77 million hectares | 37.66 million hectares | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Australia or Indonesia?
- Australia, at 133.56 million hectares against 95.97 million hectares in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Australia and Indonesia?
- 37.59 million hectares, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for forest area?
- Australia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.