15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 204,882 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand stood at 204,882 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 211,749 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 204,882 km2, in 2021.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 211,749 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 211,202 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 210,870 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 211,361 km2 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 208,122 km2 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 204,882 km2 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211,476 km2 | 211,202 km2 | 211,749 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 210,118 km2 | 208,122 km2 | 211,361 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 204,882 km2 | 204,882 km2 | 204,882 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 117,171 km2 compare
- 6 India 262,677 km2 compare
- 7 Colombia 227,868 km2 compare
- 7 Viet Nam 116,442 km2 compare
- 8 Peru 209,457 km2 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 87,554 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57,315 km2 compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16,542 km2 compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 193,702 km2 compare
- 11 Japan 151,904 km2 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 7,186 km2 compare
- 12 Brazil 147,191 km2 compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 1,012 km2 compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Australia and New Zealand was 204,882 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 211,749 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,882 km2 in 2021.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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