The area of commercial plantations rose from  to  between 2000 and 2006. The export of 2 000 tonnes of sandalwood a year is primarily sourced from wild stands of the remote rangelands and Goldfields region of Western Australia.
The extent of commercial plantations expanded from  to  between 2000 and 2006. The export of 2,000 tonnes of sandalwood annually is mainly sourced from wild stands in the remote rangelands and Goldfields region of Western Australia.