Australia vs Northern America: Forest area
Australia
133,562
in 2025
Northern America
677,716
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Northern America rank
8th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 677,716 against 133,562 in Australia, a difference of 544,154.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.1 times Australia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,575 | 663,230 | 528,655 | Northern America |
| 2000s | 132,907 | 663,844 | 530,937 | Northern America |
| 2010s | 131,840 | 676,123 | 544,284 | Northern America |
| 2020s | 133,426 | 677,920 | 544,494 | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 677,716 against 133,562 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Australia and Northern America?
- 544,154, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for forest area?
- Australia ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 8th of 219 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.