Madagascar vs New Zealand: Share of global forest area
Madagascar
0.2%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
54th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Madagascar
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Madagascar or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Madagascar and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.