Kenya vs New Zealand: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Kenya
64,470 hectares
in 2025
New Zealand
67,548 hectares
in 2025
Kenya rank
9th
New Zealand rank
8th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 67,548 hectares against 64,470 hectares in Kenya, a difference of 3,078 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
Kenya ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,561 hectares | 47,817 hectares | 40,256 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6,359 hectares | 4,573 hectares | 1,787 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | -32,230 hectares | 9,320 hectares | 41,550 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 60,644 hectares | 60,246 hectares | 398.35 hectares | Kenya |
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, Kenya or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 67,548 hectares against 64,470 hectares in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 3,078 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Kenya ranks 9th 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.