Australia and New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Australia and New Zealand
3.12 %
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
2.72 %
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
115th
Saudi Arabia rank
118th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
0123199020072025

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 3.12 % against 2.72 % in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4 %.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.08 % 2.46 % 0.379 % Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.74 % 2.46 % 0.275 % Australia and New Zealand
2010s 3.03 % 2.46 % 0.566 % Australia and New Zealand
2020s 3.03 % 2.59 % 0.44 % Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Australia and New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 3.12 % against 2.72 % in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Australia and New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
0.4 %, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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 — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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
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.