India vs New Zealand: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
India
86,000 hectares
in 2025
New Zealand
67,548 hectares
in 2025
India rank
6th
New Zealand rank
8th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- India
- New Zealand
How they compare
India currently reports 86,000 hectares against 67,548 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 18,452 hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 235 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 365,300 hectares | 47,817 hectares | 317,483 hectares | India |
| 2000s | 207,980 hectares | 4,573 hectares | 203,407 hectares | India |
| 2010s | 270,730 hectares | 9,320 hectares | 261,410 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 121,033 hectares | 60,246 hectares | 60,787 hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, India or New Zealand?
- India, at 86,000 hectares against 67,548 hectares in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between India and New Zealand?
- 18,452 hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and New Zealand rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- India ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.