Australia vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Australia
131,504 1000 ha
in 2025
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
545,174 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
11th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 545,174 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 413,670 1000 ha.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 4.1 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 222 countries.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 132,594 1000 ha 656,824 1000 ha 524,230 1000 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 130,267 1000 ha 622,534 1000 ha 492,266 1000 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 130,010 1000 ha 583,097 1000 ha 453,087 1000 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 131,354 1000 ha 553,748 1000 ha 422,394 1000 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 545,174 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
413,670 1000 ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Australia ranks 9th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 222 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.