What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between New Zealand and Peru?

17,790 thousands of hectares, with New Zealand ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Peru: Forest certified for sustainable use

New Zealand

1.08 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Peru

1.06 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

New Zealand rank

37th

Peru rank

38th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

New Zealand
Peru

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.08 million thousands of hectares against 1.06 million thousands of hectares in Peru, a difference of 17,790 thousands of hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

New Zealand ranks 37th and Peru ranks 38th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	460,905 thousands of hectares	15,195 thousands of hectares	445,710 thousands of hectares	New Zealand
2010s	1.24 million thousands of hectares	662,218 thousands of hectares	578,755 thousands of hectares	New Zealand
2020s	1.28 million thousands of hectares	1.06 million thousands of hectares	216,068 thousands of hectares	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, New Zealand or Peru?: New Zealand, at 1.08 million thousands of hectares against 1.06 million thousands of hectares in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between New Zealand and Peru?: 17,790 thousands of hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: New Zealand ranks 37th and Peru ranks 38th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).