Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 631,760 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 498,198 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.7 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 231 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,824 1000 ha | 721,454 1000 ha | 587,629 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 689,932 1000 ha | 557,806 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 661,202 1000 ha | 528,939 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 638,430 1000 ha | 505,004 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 631,760 1000 ha against 133,562 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 498,198 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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
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.