Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest area
Americas
1.62 million
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand
143,865
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
7th
Forest area over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million against 143,865 in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.48 million.
That makes Americas's figure about 11.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 35 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million | 143,947 | 1.66 million | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.72 million | 142,758 | 1.58 million | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million | 141,688 | 1.53 million | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million | 143,561 | 1.49 million | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Americas, at 1.62 million against 143,865 in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 1.48 million, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.