Australia vs Indonesia: Forest land — Area

Australia
133,562 1000 ha
in 2025
Indonesia
95,969 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Indonesia rank
10th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 133,562 1000 ha against 95,969 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 37,593 1000 ha.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 231 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 133,824 1000 ha 105,365 1000 ha 28,459 1000 ha Australia
2000s 132,126 1000 ha 93,915 1000 ha 38,211 1000 ha Australia
2010s 132,263 1000 ha 95,518 1000 ha 36,745 1000 ha Australia
2020s 133,426 1000 ha 95,766 1000 ha 37,661 1000 ha Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia, at 133,562 1000 ha against 95,969 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and Indonesia?
37,593 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for forest land — area?
Australia ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.