Australia vs China: Forest area
Australia
1.34 million sq. km
in 2023
China
2.26 million sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
China rank
5th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.26 million sq. km against 1.34 million sq. km in Australia, a difference of 916,120 sq. km.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Globally, Australia ranks 6th and China ranks 5th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.