Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 143,865 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 10,303 1000 ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 215 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 | 133,824 1000 ha | 143,412 1000 ha | 9,588 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 141,976 1000 ha | 9,850 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 142,135 1000 ha | 9,872 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 143,561 1000 ha | 10,135 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 143,865 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 10,303 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — area?
- Australia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th 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.