Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Australia
Australia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Australia stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Australia peaked at 0.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2010.
Australia ranks 77th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 76 Germany 0.0% compare
- 78 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 79 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 80 Reunion 0.0% compare
More environment data for Australia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 591.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 21.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 84.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4769 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 43.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 144.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Australia?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Australia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Australia ranks 77th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.