Forest land — Share in Land area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Forest land — Share in Land area was 18.08 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 18.08 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 18.12 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.75 %, in 2010.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.12 % | — |
| 1991 | 18.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 18.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.78 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.88 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.92 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.96 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.02 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.08 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.05 % | 17.98 % | 18.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.87 % | 17.77 % | 17.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.88 % | 17.75 % | 17.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.04 % | 18.01 % | 18.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Forest land — share in land area in Australia and New Zealand was 18.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.75 % in 2010.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.