Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia
Australia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0503 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia stood at 0.0503 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0785 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0503 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 7th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0785 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0773 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0764 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0756 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0747 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0738 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0728 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0719 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0711 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0702 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0693 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0683 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0674 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0657 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0648 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0638 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0625 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0612 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0598 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0588 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0583 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0576 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0564 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0554 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0529 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0522 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0522 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0503 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0503 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 25.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0503 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 9.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0742 sq. km per person | 0.0702 sq. km per person | 0.0785 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0649 sq. km per person | 0.0598 sq. km per person | 0.0693 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.056 sq. km per person | 0.0529 sq. km per person | 0.0588 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0503 sq. km per person | 0.0522 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Australia was 0.0503 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0785 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0503 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.