Australia's forest cover rose from 17.3 % in 1994 to 17.4 % in 2023.
Australia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Australia's forest area rose from 1.33M km in 1994 to 1.34M km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
77th of 213 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Australia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 12.9 % in 2013 to 22.0 % in 2025.
Australia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 61.1 % in 1994 to 47.2 % in 2023.
Australia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.3 % in 1994 to 4.0 % in 2023.
Air
Australia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 6.3 in 1994 to 6.4 in 2023.
Water
Australia's water stress fell from 3.8 % in 1993 to 2.4 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
32nd of 181 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Australia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 27,899 in 1993 to 18,909 in 2022.
Access
Australia's safe sanitation rose from 93.7 % in 2000 to 95.8 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Australia.
- Safe drinking waterNo data