Which has higher planted forest — area, Central Asia or New Zealand?

Central Asia, at 3,168 1000 ha against 2,434 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2025.

What is the difference in planted forest — area between Central Asia and New Zealand?

734 1000 ha, with Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and New Zealand?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Asia vs New Zealand: Planted Forest — Area

Central Asia

3,168 1000 ha

in 2025

New Zealand

2,434 1000 ha

in 2025

Central Asia rank

26th

New Zealand rank

24th

Planted Forest — Area over time

Central Asia
New Zealand

How they compare

Central Asia currently reports 3,168 1000 ha against 2,434 1000 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 734 1000 ha.

That makes Central Asia's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Central Asia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 35 groups.

Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,336 1000 ha	1,803 1000 ha	532.79 1000 ha	Central Asia
2000s	2,675 1000 ha	2,025 1000 ha	650.09 1000 ha	Central Asia
2010s	2,994 1000 ha	2,044 1000 ha	949.68 1000 ha	Central Asia
2020s	3,105 1000 ha	2,279 1000 ha	826.29 1000 ha	Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Central Asia or New Zealand?: Central Asia, at 3,168 1000 ha against 2,434 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Central Asia and New Zealand?: 734 1000 ha, with Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and New Zealand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Central Asia and New Zealand rank globally for planted forest — area?: Central Asia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Planted Forest — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.