Which has higher forest area, Australia or Indonesia?

Australia, at 1.34 million sq. km against 959,693 sq. km in Indonesia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Australia and Indonesia?

375,927 sq. km, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Indonesia: Forest area (sq. km)

Australia

1.34 million sq. km

in 2025

Indonesia

959,693 sq. km

in 2025

Australia rank

7th

Indonesia rank

8th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Australia
Indonesia

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.34 million sq. km against 959,693 sq. km in Indonesia, a difference of 375,927 sq. km.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 214 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.34 million sq. km	1.05 million sq. km	284,591 sq. km	Australia
2000s	1.32 million sq. km	939,146 sq. km	382,114 sq. km	Australia
2010s	1.32 million sq. km	955,179 sq. km	367,454 sq. km	Australia
2020s	1.33 million sq. km	957,656 sq. km	376,607 sq. km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Australia or Indonesia?: Australia, at 1.34 million sq. km against 959,693 sq. km in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Australia and Indonesia?: 375,927 sq. km, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for forest area?: Australia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.