Forest land area rose 0.248% to 1,248 '000 sq km in Australia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Australia reached an all time high of 1,549 '000 sq km in 2000 and an all time low of 1,232 '000 sq km in 2010. When compared to Australia's main peers, forest land area in Indonesia amounted to 910 '000 sq km, 222 '000 sq km in Malaysia, 102 '000 sq km in New Zealand and 336 '000 sq km in Papua New Guinea in 2015.
Australia has been ranked 7th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | '000 sq km | 1,502 | 1,232 | 1,235 | 1,238 | 1,241 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 sq km | 102 | 101 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 97.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 sq km | 951 | 944 | 937 | 931 | 924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 sq km | 205 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 sq km | 82.8 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 sq km | 289 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 sq km | 76.1 | 68.4 | 70.8 | 73.2 | 75.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 sq km | 0.023 | 0.164 | 0.164 | 0.164 | 0.164 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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