Australia vs United States: Forest area
Australia
1.34 million sq. km
in 2023
United States
3.10 million sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.10 million sq. km against 1.34 million sq. km in Australia, a difference of 1.76 million sq. km.
That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Australia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Globally, Australia ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th 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.