Forest land — Share in Land area in Oceania
Oceania: Forest land — Share in Land area was 21.64 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1990–2024
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 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.73 % | — |
| 1991 | 21.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.7 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 21.67 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 21.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 21.62 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 21.6 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 21.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 21.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 21.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 21.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 21.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 21.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.54 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 21.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.64 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 21 Brunei 72.11 % compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 23 East Timor 70.96 % compare
- 25 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 26 Sweden 68.59 % compare
- 27 Japan 68.34 % compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
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 24th out of 32 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
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.