Above-ground forest biomass in Australia
Australia: Above-ground forest biomass was 99.22 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.22 tonnes per hectare
World rank
120th
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
99.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Australia is 99.22 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Australia peaked at 100.1 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.22 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Australia ranks 120th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.96 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 83.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.22 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 99.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 99.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.87 tonnes per hectare, 77% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 99.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 147 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | 100.1 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.25 tonnes per hectare | 83.96 tonnes per hectare | 99.99 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.22 tonnes per hectare | 99.22 tonnes per hectare | 99.22 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Australia?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Australia was 99.22 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.22 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Australia ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).