Germany vs New Zealand: Forest area
Germany
11.48 million hectares
in 2025
New Zealand
10.30 million hectares
in 2025
Germany rank
49th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Forest area over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 11.48 million hectares against 10.30 million hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 1.18 million hectares.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.32 million hectares | 9.59 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | Germany |
| 2000s | 11.38 million hectares | 9.85 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Germany |
| 2010s | 11.43 million hectares | 9.87 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Germany |
| 2020s | 11.47 million hectares | 10.13 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Germany or New Zealand?
- Germany, at 11.48 million hectares against 10.30 million hectares in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Germany and New Zealand?
- 1.18 million hectares, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for forest area?
- Germany ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.