Planted Forest — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Planted Forest — Area was 4,492 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Australia and New Zealand is 4,492 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4,492 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,554 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Australia and New Zealand 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,984 1000 ha | 2,554 1000 ha | 3,414 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,883 1000 ha | 3,510 1000 ha | 4,257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,298 1000 ha | 4,230 1000 ha | 4,340 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,351 1000 ha | 4,210 1000 ha | 4,492 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- 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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 373,213 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 795,163 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 378,628 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Planted forest — area in Australia and New Zealand was 4,492 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,492 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,554 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for planted forest — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted Forest — 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.