Primary Forest — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Primary Forest — Area was 38,687 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Oceania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 38,687 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Oceania peaked at 39,442 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38,687 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Oceania 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,442 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 39,425 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 39,408 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 39,391 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 39,374 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 39,357 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,340 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 39,323 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 39,306 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,289 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 39,272 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,262 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,252 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,242 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,232 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,222 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,211 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39,201 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 39,191 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 39,181 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,171 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,114 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39,058 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39,001 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 38,945 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38,888 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 38,871 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 38,853 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 38,835 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 38,818 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 38,800 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 38,777 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 38,755 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 38,732 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 38,709 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 38,687 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,366 1000 ha | 39,289 1000 ha | 39,442 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,227 1000 ha | 39,181 1000 ha | 39,272 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,955 1000 ha | 38,818 1000 ha | 39,171 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,743 1000 ha | 38,687 1000 ha | 38,800 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Oceania?
- Primary forest — area in Oceania was 38,687 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 39,442 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,687 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Oceania rank for primary forest — area?
- Oceania ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Primary 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.