Forest land — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Forest land — Area was 183,898 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Oceania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Oceania stood at 183,898 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Oceania peaked at 184,416 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 181,119 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Oceania 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,801 1000 ha | 183,187 1000 ha | 184,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,182 1000 ha | 181,313 1000 ha | 183,050 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,246 1000 ha | 181,119 1000 ha | 183,142 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,600 1000 ha | 183,303 1000 ha | 183,898 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 19 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Land area — Area 849,270 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 34,003 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 199.29 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.22 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 381,004 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,010 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.42 g/Int$ (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 9.05 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Oceania?
- Forest land — area in Oceania was 183,898 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 184,416 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,119 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Oceania rank for forest land — area?
- Oceania ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oceania 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.