Australia vs Iran

Australia vs Iran: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 17.4% in Australia and 6.6% in Iran, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 10.7 percentage points, or 2.62 times that in Iran.

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% of land · FAO

Australia vs Iran: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 17.4% in Australia and 6.6% in Iran, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 10.7 percentage points, or 2.62 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2024, Australia ranked 137 and Iran ranked 175 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearAustraliaIranWorld
202417.46.6–
202317.46.631.1
202217.36.631.1
202117.36.631.2
202017.36.631.2
201917.36.631.2
201817.36.631.3
201717.36.631.3
201617.36.631.3
201517.36.631.4
201417.26.631.4
201317.26.631.4
201217.16.631.5
201117.16.631.9
201017.16.632
200917.16.632
200817.16.632
200717.16.632.1
200617.26.632.1
200517.26.632.1
200417.26.632.2
200317.26.632.3
200217.36.632.3
200117.36.632.3
200017.36.632.4
199917.36.632.5
199817.36.632.5
199717.46.632.6
199617.46.632.7
199517.46.632.7
199417.46.632.8
199317.56.632.8
199217.56.633
199117.56.6–
199017.56.6–

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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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