Forest land — Share in Land area in Australia
Australia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 17.37 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Australia stood at 17.37 %.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Australia peaked at 17.52 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.07 %, in 2010.
That places Australia 165th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.52 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.45 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.43 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.41 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.34 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 17.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.11 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.37 % | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 17.37 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 51% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 17.37 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.42 % | 17.32 % | 17.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2 % | 17.1 % | 17.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.21 % | 17.07 % | 17.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.35 % | 17.33 % | 17.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 162 Australia and New Zealand 18.08 % compare
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda 17.84 % compare
- 164 Comoros 17.79 % compare
- 166 Ukraine 17.35 % compare
- 167 Madagascar 17.27 % compare
- 168 Argentina 17.09 % compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Australia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Australia was 17.37 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.52 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.07 % in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Australia ranks 165th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 — 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.