Environment in Australia 3,641 indicators covering environment for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 480,744 t 2023 up 28.3% 27th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 15.32 kg/ha 2023 up 29.3% 130th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -54,454 t 2023 down 174.7% 183rd Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -1.74 kg/ha 2023 down 175.2% 158th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -262,425 t 2023 down 248.8% 182nd Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -8.36 kg/ha 2023 down 251.4% 155th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 80.33 % 2023 up 5.9% 31st Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 117.52 % 2023 up 56.8% 46th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 173.85 % 2023 up 40.0% 34th Arable land use per person 1.16 hectares per person 2023 down 13.9% 2nd Forest area 133.56 million hectares 2025 up 0.8% 7th Share of global forest area 3.2% 2025 up 1.8% 7th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.5578 2023 up 52.0% 109th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.7% 126th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0084 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 54.9% 91st Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 33.0% 100th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.4% 110th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.0% 88th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.6% 89th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 49.0% 65th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 45.4% 26th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.6% 39th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 64.5% 42nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 60.3% 46th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.0% 68th Plywood and LVL — Production 180,000 m3 2024 up 12.4% 40th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 150.6% 129th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.7% 137th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.3% 135th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0166 1000 USD per person 2024 down 30.5% 36th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0296 t per person 2024 down 27.2% 26th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 29.4% 122nd Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.005 t per square kilometre 2023 down 48.1% 120th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 2.6% 25th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0031 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 17.3% 80th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.4% 68th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 45.5% 62nd Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -10.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,863.8% 123rd Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 12.63 % change on previous year 2024 up 380.3% 64th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 2,038 t 2024 up 224.5% 33rd Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 4,024 1000 USD 2024 up 269.9% 31st Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.7% 130th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1442 m3 per person 2024 down 28.2% 99th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.1451 m3 per person 2024 down 28.2% 107th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.494 m3 per person 2024 down 25.7% 56th Roundwood — Production, per capita 1 m3 per person 2024 down 21.4% 36th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year 2024 down 307.7% 135th Primary Forest — Area 15,092 1000 ha 2025 down 0.0% 14th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 181,005 t 2024 down 24.2% 41st Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 124,020 1000 USD 2024 down 11.9% 45th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0166 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 37.9% 76th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.1311 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 50.1% 66th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.0% 64th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.0% 49th Recovered paper — Import quantity 4,750 t 2024 up 5.0% 89th Recovered paper — Import value 854 1000 USD 2024 down 49.5% 91st Annual change in forest area 54,094 hectares 2025 down 79.8% 10th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% 2025 down 79.9% 77th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2025 down 79.9% 76th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 54,094 hectares 2025 down 79.8% 10th ← Previous Page 14 of 61 Next →