Equatorial Guinea vs New Zealand: Primary Forest — Area

Equatorial Guinea
1,945 1000 ha
in 2025
New Zealand
2,000 1000 ha
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
28th
New Zealand rank
27th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • New Zealand
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,000 1000 ha against 1,945 1000 ha in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 55 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 2,424 1000 ha 2,109 1000 ha 315.42 1000 ha Equatorial Guinea
2000s 2,210 1000 ha 2,136 1000 ha 73.76 1000 ha Equatorial Guinea
2010s 2,023 1000 ha 2,038 1000 ha 15.44 1000 ha New Zealand
2020s 1,959 1000 ha 2,000 1000 ha 41.39 1000 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Equatorial Guinea or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2,000 1000 ha against 1,945 1000 ha in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Equatorial Guinea and New Zealand?
55 1000 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and New Zealand rank globally for primary forest — area?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th 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.