Share of global forest area in Australia
Australia: Share of global forest area was 3.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in Australia is 3.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Australia peaked at 3.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1990.
That places Australia 7th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 591.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 21.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 84.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4769 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 43.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 144.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Australia?
- Share of global forest area in Australia was 3.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for share of global forest area?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.