Australia vs United States: Forest area
Australia
133.56 million hectares
in 2025
United States
308.89 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 308.89 million hectares against 133.56 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 175.33 million hectares.
That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
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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.