Forest land — Share in Land area in Oceania

Oceania: Forest land — Share in Land area was 21.64 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
21.64 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
27th
of 36 groups
All-time high
21.73 %
in 1990
All-time low
21.34 %
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1990–2024

051015201990200720241990: 21.7 %1991: 21.7 %1992: 21.7 %1993: 21.7 %1994: 21.7 %1995: 21.6 %1996: 21.6 %1997: 21.6 %1998: 21.6 %1999: 21.6 %2000: 21.6 %2001: 21.6 %2002: 21.5 %2003: 21.5 %2004: 21.5 %2005: 21.5 %2006: 21.4 %2007: 21.4 %2008: 21.4 %2009: 21.4 %2010: 21.3 %2011: 21.4 %2012: 21.4 %2013: 21.4 %2014: 21.5 %2015: 21.5 %2016: 21.5 %2017: 21.5 %2018: 21.5 %2019: 21.6 %2020: 21.6 %2021: 21.6 %2022: 21.6 %2023: 21.6 %2024: 21.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Oceania is 21.64 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Oceania peaked at 21.73 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.34 %, in 2010.

Oceania ranks 27th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.66 % 21.59 % 21.73 % 10
2000s 21.47 % 21.37 % 21.57 % 10
2010s 21.46 % 21.34 % 21.56 % 10
2020s 21.61 % 21.58 % 21.64 % 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 24 Liberia 66.1 % compare
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  3. 26 Cook Islands 64.96 % compare
  4. 27 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
  5. 28 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.09 % compare
  6. 29 Congo 63.95 % compare
  7. 30 Panama 62.25 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Oceania?
Forest land — share in land area in Oceania was 21.64 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 21.73 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 21.34 % in 2010.
How does Oceania rank for forest land — share in land area?
Oceania ranks 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.