Australia vs Indonesia: Forest area
Australia
1.34 million sq. km
in 2023
Indonesia
903,166 sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
Indonesia rank
8th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.34 million sq. km against 903,166 sq. km in Indonesia, a difference of 436,884 sq. km.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Australia ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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.