Forest area in Australia

Forest area in Australia was 17.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 137th highest of 209 countries in 2024.

202417.4%
Change on 20230 pts
Rank137th of 209Countries ranked
Series high17.51990
Series low17.12010

Forest area in Australia, 1990 to 2024

1717.117.217.317.417.517.6199019952000200520102015202020241990: 17.5 %1991: 17.5 %1992: 17.5 %1993: 17.5 %1994: 17.4 %1995: 17.4 %1996: 17.4 %1997: 17.4 %1998: 17.3 %1999: 17.3 %2000: 17.3 %2001: 17.3 %2002: 17.3 %2003: 17.2 %2004: 17.2 %2005: 17.2 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 17.1 %2008: 17.1 %2009: 17.1 %2010: 17.1 %2011: 17.1 %2012: 17.1 %2013: 17.2 %2014: 17.2 %2015: 17.2 %2016: 17.2 %2017: 17.3 %2018: 17.3 %2019: 17.3 %2020: 17.3 %2021: 17.3 %2022: 17.3 %2023: 17.3 %2024: 17.4 %
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202417.4
202317.3
202217.3
202117.3
202017.3
201917.3
201817.3
201717.3
201617.2
201517.2
201417.2
201317.2
201217.1
201117.1
201017.1
200917.1
200817.1
200717.1
200617.2
200517.2
200417.2
200317.2
200217.3
200117.3
200017.3
199917.3
199817.3
199717.4
199617.4
199517.4
199417.4
199317.5
199217.5
199117.5
199017.5

Rankings

Definition

Share of land area under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters, productive or not, excluding tree stands in agricultural production systems and trees in urban parks and gardens. World Bank series from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

A share of land area, not of total area. For the area itself see land_area.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the forest share of land area in Australia?

Forest area in Australia was 17.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 137th highest of 209 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest forest share of land area in Australia?

17.5% in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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