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Forest area — Australia

Forest area in Australia in 2023 — 1,340,051 km². Ranked 6 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.1%.

2023 1.34M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 6of 213
Period maximum 1.34M km²2016
Period minimum 1.3M km²2010

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Australia, 1990–20231.28M1.3M1.32M1.34M1.36M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,338,822 km²1991: 1,336,754 km²1992: 1,334,686 km²1993: 1,332,618 km²1994: 1,330,550 km²1995: 1,328,482 km²1996: 1,326,413 km²1997: 1,324,345 km²1998: 1,322,277 km²1999: 1,320,209 km²2000: 1,318,141 km²2001: 1,315,873 km²2002: 1,313,605 km²2003: 1,311,337 km²2004: 1,309,069 km²2005: 1,306,801 km²2006: 1,304,533 km²2007: 1,302,265 km²2008: 1,299,997 km²2009: 1,297,729 km²2010: 1,295,461 km²2011: 1,302,558 km²2012: 1,309,655 km²2013: 1,316,751 km²2014: 1,323,848 km²2015: 1,330,945 km²2016: 1,340,372 km²2017: 1,340,174 km²2018: 1,340,051 km²2019: 1,340,051 km²2020: 1,340,051 km²2021: 1,340,051 km²2022: 1,340,051 km²2023: 1,340,051 km²
Change over the period: +1,229 (+0.09%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 1.34M km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
Australia and New Zealand computed 1.44M km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.34M +0 +0%
2022 1.34M +0 +0%
2021 1.34M +0 +0%
2020 1.34M +0 +0%
2019 1.34M +0 +0%
2018 1.34M −123 −0.01%
2017 1.34M −198 −0.01%
2016 1.34M +9,427 +0.71%
2015 1.33M +7,097 +0.54%
2014 1.32M +7,097 +0.54%
2013 1.32M +7,097 +0.54%
2012 1.31M +7,097 +0.54%
2011 1.3M +7,097 +0.55%
2010 1.3M −2,268 −0.17%
2009 1.3M −2,268 −0.17%
2008 1.3M −2,268 −0.17%
2007 1.3M −2,268 −0.17%
2006 1.3M −2,268 −0.17%
2005 1.31M −2,268 −0.17%
2004 1.31M −2,268 −0.17%
2003 1.31M −2,268 −0.17%
2002 1.31M −2,268 −0.17%
2001 1.32M −2,268 −0.17%
2000 1.32M −2,068 −0.16%
1999 1.32M −2,068 −0.16%
1998 1.32M −2,068 −0.16%
1997 1.32M −2,068 −0.16%
1996 1.33M −2,068 −0.16%
1995 1.33M −2,068 −0.16%
1994 1.33M −2,068 −0.16%
1993 1.33M −2,068 −0.15%
1992 1.33M −2,068 −0.15%
1991 1.34M −2,068 −0.15%
1990 1.34M — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 1.34M NZ New Zealand 99,503
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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