Australia and New Zealand vs South-Eastern Asia: Planted Forest — Area

Australia and New Zealand
4,492 1000 ha
in 2025
South-Eastern Asia
18,246 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
15th
South-Eastern Asia rank
11th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South-Eastern Asia
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

South-Eastern Asia currently reports 18,246 1000 ha against 4,492 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 13,754 1000 ha.

That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 4.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 174 countries.

South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 2,984 1000 ha 10,807 1000 ha 7,823 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia
2000s 3,883 1000 ha 12,440 1000 ha 8,557 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia
2010s 4,298 1000 ha 15,418 1000 ha 11,119 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia
2020s 4,351 1000 ha 18,037 1000 ha 13,686 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Australia and New Zealand or South-Eastern Asia?
South-Eastern Asia, at 18,246 1000 ha against 4,492 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Australia and New Zealand and South-Eastern Asia?
13,754 1000 ha, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South-Eastern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for planted forest — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.