Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 618,897 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 487,393 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.7 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,594 1000 ha | 713,866 1000 ha | 581,272 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 130,267 1000 ha | 681,259 1000 ha | 550,992 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 130,010 1000 ha | 650,384 1000 ha | 520,375 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 131,354 1000 ha | 625,954 1000 ha | 494,600 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 618,897 1000 ha against 131,504 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 487,393 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Australia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 202 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.