Forest land — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Forest land — Area was 143,865 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 143,865 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 143,947 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 141,020 1000 ha, in 2010.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143,412 1000 ha | 142,877 1000 ha | 143,947 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,976 1000 ha | 141,194 1000 ha | 142,758 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,135 1000 ha | 141,020 1000 ha | 143,076 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,561 1000 ha | 143,257 1000 ha | 143,865 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Forest land — area in Australia and New Zealand was 143,865 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 143,947 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,020 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for forest land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.