Australia and New Zealand vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Australia and New Zealand
139,374 1000 ha
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean
928,008 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 928,008 1000 ha against 139,374 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 788,634 1000 ha.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 6.7 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 140,428 1000 ha 1.09 million 1000 ha 953,157 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 138,093 1000 ha 1.02 million 1000 ha 885,654 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 137,836 1000 ha 973,668 1000 ha 835,832 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 139,210 1000 ha 939,614 1000 ha 800,403 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia and New Zealand or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 928,008 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 Australia and New Zealand and Latin America and the Caribbean?
788,634 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Latin America and the Caribbean?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.