Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Primary Forest — Area

Australia
15,092 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand
17,092 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Australia and New Zealand rank
10th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 17,092 1000 ha against 15,092 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 2,000 1000 ha.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 11th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 156 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 15,091 1000 ha 17,200 1000 ha 2,109 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 15,091 1000 ha 17,228 1000 ha 2,136 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 15,092 1000 ha 17,130 1000 ha 2,038 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 15,091 1000 ha 17,091 1000 ha 2,000 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 17,092 1000 ha against 15,092 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
2,000 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for primary forest — area?
Australia ranks 11th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 156 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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About this data

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
204 places, 7,156 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.