A comparison of the absolute and relative areas of plantation forestry of exotic and native species. The values, for the two dates 1980 and1990, are in km2 and are calculated from Table 2.2.3 of ABS (1992).
| State | 1980 | 1990 | Total | % Natives | ||
| Exotics | Natives | Exotics | Natives | 1990 | 1990 | |
| NSW | 1778 | 160 | 2715 | 263 | 2978 | 9 |
| Vic | 1627 | 126 | 2099 | 173 | 2272 | 8 |
| Qld | 1574 | 29 | 1904 | 16 | 1919 | 1 |
| SA | 945 | 9 | 981 | 14 | 994 | 1 |
| WA | 597 | 83 | 855 | 190 | 1045 | 18 |
| Tas | 518 | 39 | 748 | 259 | 1007 | 26 |
| NT | 40 | - | 42 | - | 42 | 0 |
| ACT | 136 | - | 146 | - | 146 | 0 |
| Australia | 7215 | 446 | 9488 | 915 | 10403 | 9 |