Share of deforestation that is exported in Australia
Australia: Share of deforestation that is exported was 47.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of deforestation that is exported in Australia, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is exported in Australia stood at 47.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Australia peaked at 47.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2008.
That places Australia 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.1% | — |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +11.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 47.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Australia's 47.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.3%, 3.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 25.9% | 43.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 41.4% | 47.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Australia?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Australia was 47.9% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.