Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia
Australia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia stood at 0 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0003 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2024.
Australia ranks 38th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +103.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +45.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -36.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -35.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -15.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 3.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 hectares per person compare
- 37 Greece 0 hectares per person compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per person compare
- 40 Cameroon 0 hectares per person compare
- 41 Portugal 0 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Australia was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.