Chad vs New Zealand: Primary Forest — Area

Chad
1,734 1000 ha
in 2025
New Zealand
2,000 1000 ha
in 2025
Chad rank
29th
New Zealand rank
27th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Chad
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,000 1000 ha against 1,734 1000 ha in Chad, a difference of 266 1000 ha.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1,735 1000 ha 2,109 1000 ha 373.52 1000 ha New Zealand
2000s 1,735 1000 ha 2,136 1000 ha 401.58 1000 ha New Zealand
2010s 1,734 1000 ha 2,038 1000 ha 304.23 1000 ha New Zealand
2020s 1,734 1000 ha 2,000 1000 ha 266.31 1000 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Chad or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2,000 1000 ha against 1,734 1000 ha in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Chad and New Zealand?
266 1000 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chad and New Zealand rank globally for primary forest — area?
Chad ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.