Forest area — all countries

Forest area — New Zealand

Forest area in New Zealand in 2023 — 99,503 km². Ranked 53 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.2%.

2023 99,503 km² +0.19% vs 2022
World rank 53of 213
Period maximum 99,503 km²2023
Period minimum 93,723 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — New Zealand, 1990–202392,00094,00096,00098,000100,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 93,723 km²1991: 94,201 km²1992: 94,679 km²1993: 95,157 km²1994: 95,635 km²1995: 96,114 km²1996: 96,592 km²1997: 97,070 km²1998: 97,548 km²1999: 98,026 km²2000: 98,504 km²2001: 98,502 km²2002: 98,500 km²2003: 98,497 km²2004: 98,495 km²2005: 98,493 km²2006: 98,490 km²2007: 98,488 km²2008: 98,486 km²2009: 98,484 km²2010: 98,481 km²2011: 98,478 km²2012: 98,475 km²2013: 98,472 km²2014: 98,469 km²2015: 98,466 km²2016: 98,468 km²2017: 98,509 km²2018: 98,552 km²2019: 98,655 km²2020: 98,926 km²2021: 99,085 km²2022: 99,319 km²2023: 99,503 km²
Change over the period: +5,780 (+6.17%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 99,503 km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
Australia and New Zealand computed 1.44M km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 99,503 +184 +0.19%
2022 99,319 +234 +0.24%
2021 99,085 +159 +0.16%
2020 98,926 +271 +0.27%
2019 98,655 +104 +0.11%
2018 98,552 +43 +0.04%
2017 98,509 +41 +0.04%
2016 98,468 +1 +0%
2015 98,466 −3 −0%
2014 98,469 −3 −0%
2013 98,472 −3 −0%
2012 98,475 −3 −0%
2011 98,478 −3 −0%
2010 98,481 −2 −0%
2009 98,484 −2 −0%
2008 98,486 −2 −0%
2007 98,488 −2 −0%
2006 98,490 −2 −0%
2005 98,493 −2 −0%
2004 98,495 −2 −0%
2003 98,497 −2 −0%
2002 98,500 −2 −0%
2001 98,502 −2 −0%
2000 98,504 +478 +0.49%
1999 98,026 +478 +0.49%
1998 97,548 +478 +0.49%
1997 97,070 +478 +0.5%
1996 96,592 +478 +0.5%
1995 96,114 +478 +0.5%
1994 95,635 +478 +0.5%
1993 95,157 +478 +0.51%
1992 94,679 +478 +0.51%
1991 94,201 +478 +0.51%
1990 93,723

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 1.34M NZ New Zealand 99,503

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.