New Zealand vs Poland: Forest land — Area

New Zealand
10,303 1000 ha
in 2025
Poland
9,495 1000 ha
in 2025
New Zealand rank
54th
Poland rank
57th

Forest land — Area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Poland
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 10,303 1000 ha against 9,495 1000 ha in Poland, a difference of 808 1000 ha.

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 54th and Poland ranks 57th of 231 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 9,587 1000 ha 8,962 1000 ha 625.8 1000 ha New Zealand
2000s 9,849 1000 ha 9,180 1000 ha 668.9 1000 ha New Zealand
2010s 9,871 1000 ha 9,402 1000 ha 469.26 1000 ha New Zealand
2020s 10,134 1000 ha 9,480 1000 ha 654.55 1000 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, New Zealand or Poland?
New Zealand, at 10,303 1000 ha against 9,495 1000 ha in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between New Zealand and Poland?
808 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
New Zealand ranks 54th and Poland ranks 57th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.