Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Africa
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Africa currently reports 163,436 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 146,344 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 9.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 9th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 30 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,978 1000 ha | 17,200 1000 ha | 170,778 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 179,764 1000 ha | 17,228 1000 ha | 162,536 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 170,117 1000 ha | 17,130 1000 ha | 152,987 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 164,786 1000 ha | 17,091 1000 ha | 147,694 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
- Africa, at 163,436 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 146,344 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Africa ranks 9th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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.