Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest area
Australia
133,562 ha th
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand
143,865 ha th
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Australia and New Zealand rank
7th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 143,865 ha th against 133,562 ha th in Australia, a difference of 10,303 ha th.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 253 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,575 ha th | 143,947 ha th | 9,372 ha th | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 132,907 ha th | 142,758 ha th | 9,851 ha th | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 131,840 ha th | 141,688 ha th | 9,848 ha th | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 133,426 ha th | 143,561 ha th | 10,134 ha th | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 143,865 ha th against 133,562 ha th in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 10,303 ha th, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest area?
- Australia ranks 9th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 253 countries.
- 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.