Australia vs Middle Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Australia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 317,657 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 186,153 1000 ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.4 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 240 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,594 1000 ha | 357,605 1000 ha | 225,011 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 130,267 1000 ha | 345,742 1000 ha | 215,474 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 130,010 1000 ha | 330,646 1000 ha | 200,636 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 131,354 1000 ha | 320,414 1000 ha | 189,060 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 317,657 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Australia and Middle Africa?
- 186,153 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Middle Africa rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Australia ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 240 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
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.