Australia - Primary Forest Loss 384,105
via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked
Latest value
384,105 (2025)
Global rank
##9 of 211 economies
Share of global total
1.5%
Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Australia climbed from #10 to #9 (overtook Viet Nam). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Australia ↓Key Events — Australia
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2008Global crisis resilience curatedAvoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.
2020COVID-19 recession curatedFirst recession in nearly three decades.
2021Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2023Overtook Viet Nam in global rank auto
2025Overtook Lao PDR in global rank auto
2025Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025
via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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