Countries in Oceania Ranked by Forest area (2025)
Forest area: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Australia ranks #1 with 1.34 million km². That is 3.9 times Papua New Guinea in second place (340,290 km²). The top five are Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Fiji. Together the top 10 account for 99.9% of the total across the 19 countries in Oceania listed. The median across all 19 is 645.7 km²; Naoero is last at 0 km².
- #1
- Australia · 1.34 million km²
- Median
- 645.7 km²
- Coverage
- 19 countries in Oceania
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Australia 72.6%Papua New Guinea 18.5%New Zealand 5.6%Solomon Islands 1.4%Fiji 0.6%All others 1.3%
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Forest area (km²) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1,335,600 | 2025 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 340,290 | 2025 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 103,030 | 2025 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 25,139 | 2025 |
| 5 | Fiji | 11,366 | 2025 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 9,074 | 2025 |
| 7 | New Caledonia | 8,926 | 2025 |
| 8 | Samoa | 1,598 | 2025 |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 1,495 | 2025 |
| 10 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 645.7 | 2025 |
| 11 | Palau | 418.7 | 2025 |
| 12 | Guam | 282.7 | 2025 |
| 13 | Northern Mariana Islands | 243.6 | 2025 |
| 14 | American Samoa | 158.5 | 2025 |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 97.1 | 2025 |
| 16 | Tonga | 87.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Kiribati | 10.7 | 2025 |
| 18 | Tuvalu | 10.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 |
About the top 10
#1 Australia
Australia ranks #1 on this list with 1.34 million km².
- Capital
- Canberra
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 27.61 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.8 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$65,130 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 87.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.
Also ranks #2 in regulatory quality score · #3 in access to clean cooking fuels · #4 in new businesses registered.
#2 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #2 on this list with 340,290 km².
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,020 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 15.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in rural population share · #5 in water resources per capita · #6 in smoking prevalence.
#3 New Zealand
New Zealand ranks #3 on this list with 103,030 km².
- Capital
- Wellington
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 5.32 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$264.06 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$49,591 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 82 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 84% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Auckland.
Also ranks #3 in voice and accountability score · #4 in tax revenue share of gdp · #4 in control of corruption score.
#4 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #4 on this list with 25,139 km².
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 838,650 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest rents share of gdp · #2 in female labour force participation · #3 in labour force participation rate.
#5 Fiji
Fiji ranks #5 on this list with 11,366 km².
- Capital
- Suva
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 933,150 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$6.2 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,642 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in mobile subscriptions per 100 · #5 in completion rate (primary) · #6 in livestock production index.
#6 Vanuatu
Vanuatu ranks #6 on this list with 9,074 km².
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 335,170 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,039 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (secondary) · #6 in completion rate (primary) · #9 in rural population share.
#7 New Caledonia
New Caledonia ranks #7 on this list with 8,926 km².
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 295,330 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$8.55 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$29,213 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 68.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in protected terrestrial area share · #4 in protected marine area share · #4 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#8 Samoa
Samoa ranks #8 on this list with 1,598 km².
- Capital
- Apia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 219,310 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.29 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,873 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 17.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in rural population share · #4 in diabetes prevalence · #16 in age dependency ratio.
#9 French Polynesia
French Polynesia ranks #9 on this list with 1,495 km².
- Capital
- Papeete
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 282,470 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$6.32 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$22,440 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 84.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in female life expectancy · #5 in protected marine area share · #7 in life expectancy.
#10 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks #10 on this list with 645.7 km².
- Capital
- Palikir
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 113,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$501.8 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,414 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest area share · #3 in education expenditure share of gdp · #7 in health expenditure share of gdp.
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Source and method
Forest area: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.LND.FRST.K2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Forest area (sq. km): FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.