Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Australia
Australia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 98.46 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 98.46 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Australia peaked at 99.24 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 98.23 %, in 2010.
That places Australia 86th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.24 % | — |
| 1991 | 99.2 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.17 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.1 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.06 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.23 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.46 % | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 98.46 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 98.46 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.08 % | 98.92 % | 99.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.59 % | 98.3 % | 98.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3 % | 98.23 % | 98.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.44 % | 98.43 % | 98.46 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 84 Brunei Darussalam 98.47 % compare
- 84 Brunei 98.47 % compare
- 87 Panama 98.37 % compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.25 % compare
- 89 Oman 98.13 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Australia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Australia was 98.46 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.24 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.23 % in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Australia ranks 86th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.