Australia vs China: Share of global forest area

Australia

3.2%

in 2025

China

5.5%

in 2025

Australia rank

7th

China rank

5th

Share of global forest area over time

China currently reports 5.5% against 3.2% in Australia, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and China ranks 5th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Share of global forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.