Forest area in Australia
Australia: Forest area was 133.56 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Australia is 133.56 million hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Australia peaked at 134.57 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 131.17 million hectares, in 2010.
Australia ranks 7th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133.82 million hectares | 133.07 million hectares | 134.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.13 million hectares | 131.34 million hectares | 132.91 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.26 million hectares | 131.17 million hectares | 133.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.43 million hectares | 133.29 million hectares | 133.56 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 forest area in Australia?
- Forest area in Australia was 133.56 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 134.57 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.17 million hectares in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for forest area?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.