Africa vs Australia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 648,546 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 517,042 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.9 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and Australia ranks 9th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,419 1000 ha | 132,594 1000 ha | 622,825 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 720,989 1000 ha | 130,267 1000 ha | 590,721 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 683,210 1000 ha | 130,010 1000 ha | 553,200 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 656,052 1000 ha | 131,354 1000 ha | 524,698 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?
- Africa, at 648,546 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Africa and Australia?
- 517,042 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Australia ranks 9th of 36 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.