New Zealand vs Poland: Share of global forest area
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2025
Poland
0.2%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
52nd
Poland rank
55th
Share of global forest area over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 55th of 235 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for share of global forest area?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 55th 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.