New Zealand vs Senegal: Primary Forest — Area

New Zealand
2,000 1000 ha
in 2025
Senegal
1,654 1000 ha
in 2025
New Zealand rank
27th
Senegal rank
30th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Senegal
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,000 1000 ha against 1,654 1000 ha in Senegal, a difference of 346 1000 ha.

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

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

New Zealand ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 30th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 2,109 1000 ha 1,745 1000 ha 363.51 1000 ha New Zealand
2000s 2,136 1000 ha 1,715 1000 ha 420.83 1000 ha New Zealand
2010s 2,038 1000 ha 1,685 1000 ha 352.6 1000 ha New Zealand
2020s 2,000 1000 ha 1,661 1000 ha 338.65 1000 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, New Zealand or Senegal?
New Zealand, at 2,000 1000 ha against 1,654 1000 ha in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between New Zealand and Senegal?
346 1000 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Senegal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Senegal rank globally for primary forest — area?
New Zealand ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 30th 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.