Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Africa
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Africa currently reports 648,546 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 509,172 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.7 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,419 1000 ha | 140,428 1000 ha | 614,991 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 720,989 1000 ha | 138,093 1000 ha | 582,896 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 683,210 1000 ha | 137,836 1000 ha | 545,374 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 656,052 1000 ha | 139,210 1000 ha | 516,842 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
- Africa, at 648,546 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 509,172 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — 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.