Australia vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest land — Area

Australia
133,562 1000 ha
in 2025
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
766,192 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
7th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020072025

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 766,192 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 632,630 1000 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 5.7 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th of 231 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 133,824 1000 ha 889,829 1000 ha 756,005 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 132,126 1000 ha 849,993 1000 ha 717,867 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 132,263 1000 ha 806,726 1000 ha 674,462 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 133,426 1000 ha 775,377 1000 ha 641,951 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Australia or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 766,192 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
632,630 1000 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for forest land — area?
Australia ranks 9th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th 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.