Australia - Primary Forest Area

Since 2014, Australia Primary Forest Area fell by 0.1points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 89 comparing other countries in Primary Forest Area with 4.03 Percent of Forest Area. Australia is overtaken by Romania, which was number 88 at 4.12 Percent of Forest Area and is followed by Slovenia at 3.92 Percent of Forest Area. Mongolia ranked the highest with 99.99 Percent of Forest Area in 2019, stable versus 2018. Ecuador, Venezuela and French Guiana respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica witnessed the best average annual growth at +1.8points per year, while Nigeria recorded the worst performance at -41.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Forest Area
2019 4.03
2018 4.04
2017 4.04
2016 4.04
2015 4.04
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How does Australia rank in Primary Forest Area?

# 119 Countries Percent of Forest Area Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Mongolia
99.99 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Ecuador
99.37 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
88 #88
Romania
4.12 % 2019 +0.0 % -0.1 % View data
89 #89
Australia
4.03 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.1 % View data
90 #90
Slovenia
3.92 % 2019 +0.0 % -0.1 % View data
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