Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.56 million 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.42 million 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 11.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 million 1000 ha | 140,428 1000 ha | 1.59 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.66 million 1000 ha | 138,093 1000 ha | 1.52 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.61 million 1000 ha | 137,836 1000 ha | 1.47 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.57 million 1000 ha | 139,210 1000 ha | 1.43 million 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Americas, at 1.56 million 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 Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 1.42 million 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd 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.