New Zealand vs Spain: Forest land — Share in Land area

New Zealand
38.87 %
in 2024
Spain
38.23 %
in 2024
New Zealand rank
82nd
Spain rank
85th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
010203040199020072024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 38.87 % against 38.23 % in Spain, a difference of 0.64 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 85th of 215 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 36.41 % 30.71 % 5.7 % New Zealand
2000s 37.41 % 35.59 % 1.82 % New Zealand
2010s 37.49 % 37.32 % 0.171 % New Zealand
2020s 38.36 % 38.11 % 0.25 % New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, New Zealand or Spain?
New Zealand, at 38.87 % against 38.23 % in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between New Zealand and Spain?
0.64 %, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
New Zealand ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.