Indonesia vs New Zealand: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Indonesia
81,480 hectares
in 2025
New Zealand
67,548 hectares
in 2025
Indonesia rank
7th
New Zealand rank
8th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Indonesia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 81,480 hectares against 67,548 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 13,932 hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
Indonesia ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.44 million hectares | 47,817 hectares | 2.49 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 147,435 hectares | 4,573 hectares | 142,862 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | -41,544 hectares | 9,320 hectares | 50,865 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 85,700 hectares | 60,246 hectares | 25,454 hectares | Indonesia |
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, Indonesia or New Zealand?
- Indonesia, at 81,480 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 Indonesia and New Zealand?
- 13,932 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and New Zealand rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Indonesia ranks 7th 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.