Forest land — Area in Australia
Australia: Forest land — Area was 133,562 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Australia stood at 133,562 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Australia peaked at 134,575 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 131,171 1000 ha, in 2010.
Australia ranks 9th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,824 1000 ha | 133,074 1000 ha | 134,575 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 131,345 1000 ha | 132,907 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 131,171 1000 ha | 133,134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 133,291 1000 ha | 133,562 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
- 10 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
- 11 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
- 12 Peru 67,160 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Australia?
- Forest land — area in Australia was 133,562 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 134,575 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,171 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for forest land — area?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, 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.