Australia vs Indonesia: Share of global forest area
Australia
3.2%
in 2025
Indonesia
2.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Indonesia rank
8th
Share of global forest area over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.2% against 2.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Australia or Indonesia?
- Australia, at 3.2% against 2.3% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Australia and Indonesia?
- 0.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Australia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.