Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Australia
Australia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.54 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.54 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Australia peaked at 1.77 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.76 %, in 1990.
That places Australia 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.92 % | 0.76 % | 1.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 % | 1.12 % | 1.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 % | 1.6 % | 1.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 % | 1.54 % | 1.57 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 142 Oman 1.88 % compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.75 % compare
- 144 Panama 1.63 % compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 1.53 % compare
- 147 Costa Rica 1.5 % compare
- 147 Georgia 1.5 % compare
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Australia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Australia was 1.54 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 % in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Australia ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.