New Zealand vs Poland: Forest area
New Zealand
10.30 million hectares
in 2025
Poland
9.49 million hectares
in 2025
New Zealand rank
52nd
Poland rank
55th
Forest area over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 10.30 million hectares against 9.49 million hectares in Poland, a difference of 808,000 hectares.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 55th of 235 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.59 million hectares | 8.96 million hectares | 625,797 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 9.85 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 668,896 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 9.87 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 469,259 hectares | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 10.13 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 654,548 hectares | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 10.30 million hectares against 9.49 million hectares in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Poland?
- 808,000 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for forest area?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 55th 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.