Germany vs New Zealand: Share of global forest area
Germany
0.3%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
49th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Germany or New Zealand?
- Germany, at 0.3% against 0.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Germany ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.