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 17th out of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,554 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,650 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 2,745 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2,841 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,936 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3,032 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3,128 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3,223 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,319 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3,414 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3,510 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3,593 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,676 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3,759 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3,842 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3,925 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4,008 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4,091 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4,174 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4,257 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,340 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4,334 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,327 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,321 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,315 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,308 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,289 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,269 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,249 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,230 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,210 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,266 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4,323 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4,379 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 4,435 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 4,492 1000 ha | +1.3% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °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 4.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 98.34 kg/cap (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 17th out of 207 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.