The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported on Australia’s reforestation with an average annual net gain in forest area in 2010-2020 of 446,000 hectares per year, representing an area around 2.5% of Australia’s total forest area. This is second only to China with an average annual net gain of 1,937,000 hectares per year.
This result for Australia sees a reversal if the negative trend of previous decades. The reversal mainly reflects changes reported by Australia, from an average annual net loss of 207 000 ha in 1990–2000 and 227 000 ha in 2000–2010 to the average annual net gain of 446 000 ha in 2010–2020.