Australia and New Zealand vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Primary Forest — Area

Australia and New Zealand
17,092 1000 ha
in 2025
Small island developing States (SIDS)
42,556 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
16th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 42,556 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 25,464 1000 ha.

That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 2.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Small island developing States (SIDS) has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 16th of 182 countries.

Small island developing States (SIDS) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1990s 17,200 1000 ha 43,558 1000 ha 26,358 1000 ha Small island developing States (SIDS)
2000s 17,228 1000 ha 43,267 1000 ha 26,039 1000 ha Small island developing States (SIDS)
2010s 17,130 1000 ha 42,962 1000 ha 25,833 1000 ha Small island developing States (SIDS)
2020s 17,091 1000 ha 42,654 1000 ha 25,562 1000 ha Small island developing States (SIDS)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Australia and New Zealand or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Small island developing States (SIDS), at 42,556 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Australia and New Zealand and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
25,464 1000 ha, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for primary forest — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 16th of 182 countries.
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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Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 7,478 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.