New Zealand vs Philippines: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
New Zealand
67,548 hectares
in 2025
Philippines
42,450 hectares
in 2025
New Zealand rank
8th
Philippines rank
11th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- New Zealand
- Philippines
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 67,548 hectares against 42,450 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 25,098 hectares.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,817 hectares | -46,955 hectares | 94,772 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4,573 hectares | -46,954 hectares | 51,527 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 9,320 hectares | 29,727 hectares | 20,407 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 60,246 hectares | 42,450 hectares | 17,796 hectares | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Philippines?
- New Zealand, at 67,548 hectares against 42,450 hectares in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between New Zealand and Philippines?
- 25,098 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 11th 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.