Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Australia
131,504 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand
139,374 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 139,374 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 7,870 1000 ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 132,594 1000 ha 140,428 1000 ha 7,834 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 130,267 1000 ha 138,093 1000 ha 7,825 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 130,010 1000 ha 137,836 1000 ha 7,827 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 131,354 1000 ha 139,210 1000 ha 7,856 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 139,374 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
7,870 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Australia ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.