Australia vs China: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15,092 1000 ha against 12,953 1000 ha in China, a difference of 2,139 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and China ranks 14th of 169 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,091 1000 ha | 11,559 1000 ha | 3,532 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 15,091 1000 ha | 11,453 1000 ha | 3,638 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 15,092 1000 ha | 11,903 1000 ha | 3,189 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 15,091 1000 ha | 12,703 1000 ha | 2,388 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 15,092 1000 ha against 12,953 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Australia and China?
- 2,139 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Australia ranks 13th and China ranks 14th of 169 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
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.