Australia vs China

Australia vs China: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 17.4% in Australia and 24% in China, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 6.6 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Australia.

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% of land · FAO

Australia vs China: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 17.4% in Australia and 24% in China, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 6.6 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Australia.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2024, Australia ranked 137 and China ranked 121 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearAustraliaChinaWorld
202417.424–
202317.423.931.1
202217.323.731.1
202117.323.531.2
202017.323.331.2
201917.323.231.2
201817.32331.3
201717.322.831.3
201617.322.631.3
201517.322.431.4
201417.222.231.4
201317.22231.4
201217.121.831.5
201117.121.631.9
201017.121.432
200917.121.132
200817.120.932
200717.120.632.1
200617.220.432.1
200517.220.132.1
200417.219.932.2
200317.219.632.3
200217.319.432.3
200117.319.132.3
200017.318.932.4
199917.318.632.5
199817.318.432.5
199717.418.232.6
199617.41832.7
199517.417.832.7
199417.417.632.8
199317.517.432.8
199217.517.233
199117.517–
199017.516.7–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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