New Zealand vs Spain: Agriculture-driven deforestation

New Zealand

1,383 hectares

in 2024

Spain

1,380 hectares

in 2024

New Zealand rank

69th

Spain rank

70th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

New Zealand currently reports 1,383 hectares against 1,380 hectares in Spain, a difference of 2.55 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 69th and Spain ranks 70th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.