Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Australia
Australia: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 76,530 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Australia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 76,530 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia peaked at 76,615 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75,467 1000 ha, in 2003.
Australia ranks 9th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 76,569 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 76,568 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 76,567 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 76,182 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 76,365 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76,438 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 76,447 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 76,309 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76,102 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 75,512 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 75,472 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75,467 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 75,584 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75,662 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75,768 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75,780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75,797 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75,902 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75,685 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75,524 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75,506 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 75,553 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75,518 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75,516 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75,557 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75,602 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75,821 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76,435 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 76,615 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76,541 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 76,530 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 76,530 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 419.21 1000 ha, 182.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 76,530 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,253 1000 ha, 61.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,431 1000 ha | 76,182 1000 ha | 76,569 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 75,705 1000 ha | 75,467 1000 ha | 76,102 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,672 1000 ha | 75,506 1000 ha | 76,435 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,562 1000 ha | 76,530 1000 ha | 76,615 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Indonesia 117,641 1000 ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 45,155 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 37,312 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 84,171 1000 ha compare
- 8 Peru 81,843 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 15,027 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 10,925 1000 ha compare
- 10 Colombia 74,493 1000 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10,787 1000 ha compare
- 11 Angola 74,245 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,414 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,127 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 72,332 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia was 76,530 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,615 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,467 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.