Deforestation statistics for Australia
Australia: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 25,499,884 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.20% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 3 |
| Net migration | 158,246 |
| Fertility rate | 1.8 |
| Median age | 38 |
| Urban population share | 86% |
Australia: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 7,682,300 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 42,280,486 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 5.50% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 8,466,882 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 20.00% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 12,675 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.00% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 58 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 0.50% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 12,617 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 0% |
Australia: Annual forest and tree cover data
Australia: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 1 2003: 1 2004: 0 2005: 1 2006: nan 2007: 14 2008: 0 2009: 1 2010: 2 2011: 0 2012: 1 2013: 2 2014: 20 2015: nan 2016: 7 2017: 6 2018: 0 2019: 1 2020: 1 |
Australia: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 218,816 2002: 312,149 2003: 373,846 2004: 124,768 2005: 177,023 2006: 186,303 2007: 372,716 2008: 205,724 2009: 203,710 2010: 290,725 2011: 121,315 2012: 139,802 2013: 260,093 2014: 281,737 2015: 261,574 2016: 430,902 2017: 236,876 2018: 250,750 2019: 1,661,543 2020: 2,356,509 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Victoria | 6,393,213 | 164,054 | 240,265 | 221,405 | 946,223 | 1,571,947 | 24.6% |
| Western Australia | 5,690,816 | 637,128 | 474,944 | 290,412 | 741,894 | 2,144,378 | 37.7% |
| Australian Capital Territory | 122,915 | 11,228 | 216 | 1,246 | 59,682 | 72,371 | 58.9% |
| Coral Sea Islands Territory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jervis Bay Territory | 5,822 | 60 | 81 | 11 | 1,318 | 1,470 | 25.3% |
| New South Wales | 12,505,266 | 112,640 | 204,907 | 219,179 | 2,356,602 | 2,893,328 | 23.1% |
| Northern Territory | 926,351 | 3,402 | 5,985 | 2,930 | 511 | 12,829 | 1.4% |
| Queensland | 10,778,760 | 83,119 | 86,110 | 165,665 | 316,275 | 651,169 | 6.0% |
| South Australia | 848,940 | 66,064 | 95,362 | 39,927 | 119,392 | 320,746 | 37.8% |
| Tasmania | 5,008,514 | 128,911 | 151,312 | 123,750 | 394,696 | 798,669 | 15.9% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | Broome | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8% |
| Western Australia | Wyndham-East Kimberley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Western Australia | Derby-West Kimberley | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Western Australia | Halls Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Northern Territory | Roper Gulf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queensland | Central Highlands | 602 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.8% |
| Queensland | Banana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0% |
| Queensland | Maranoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queensland | Torres | 3,865 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 0.6% |
| Queensland | Torres Strait Island | 8,154 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 0.4% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4% |
| Northern Territory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queensland | 12,624 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 57 | 0.5% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | Broome | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8% |
| Western Australia | Wyndham-East Kimberley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Western Australia | Derby-West Kimberley | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Western Australia | Halls Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Northern Territory | Roper Gulf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queensland | Central Highlands | 602 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.8% |
| Queensland | Banana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0% |
| Queensland | Maranoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queensland | Torres | 3,865 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 0.6% |
| Queensland | Torres Strait Island | 8,154 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 0.4% |
2019 forest data for Australia | Archived forest data for Australia | Forest data for Australia
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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