Australia and New Zealand vs China: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 227,153 1000 ha against 143,865 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 83,288 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and China ranks 5th of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143,412 1000 ha | 166,078 1000 ha | 22,666 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 141,976 1000 ha | 187,625 1000 ha | 45,649 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 142,135 1000 ha | 209,150 1000 ha | 67,015 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 143,561 1000 ha | 223,126 1000 ha | 79,564 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Australia and New Zealand or China?
- China, at 227,153 1000 ha against 143,865 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 83,288 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for forest land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and China ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- 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.