Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Asia currently reports 630,029 1000 ha against 143,865 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 486,164 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 4.4 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 11th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577,296 1000 ha | 143,412 1000 ha | 433,884 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 590,164 1000 ha | 141,976 1000 ha | 448,188 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 613,286 1000 ha | 142,135 1000 ha | 471,151 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 626,979 1000 ha | 143,561 1000 ha | 483,418 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Asia, at 630,029 1000 ha against 143,865 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 486,164 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — area?
- Asia ranks 11th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.