Forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest area, annual growth rate was 0.6595 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand stood at 0.6595 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 21,745.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand peaked at 0.6775 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0031 % change on previous year, in 2013.
New Zealand ranks 16th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5102 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.5075 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5051 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5025 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4974 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4951 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4926 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4901 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4878 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0024 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0024 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2010 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.003 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 2012 | -0.003 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0031 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2014 | -0.003 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -0.003 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2411 % change on previous year | -8013.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2404 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2399 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2393 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2388 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6775 % change on previous year | +183.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6738 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6683 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6648 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6595 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +8013.6% | -0.003 % change on previous year | 0.2411 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +183.7% | 0.2388 % change on previous year | 0.6775 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -100.5% | 0.4878 % change on previous year | -0.0023 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -30.4% | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -0.003 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5001 % change on previous year | 0.4901 % change on previous year | 0.5102 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 % change on previous year | -0.0024 % change on previous year | 0.4878 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0943 % change on previous year | -0.0031 % change on previous year | 0.2411 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5971 % change on previous year | 0.2388 % change on previous year | 0.6775 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 13 Wallis and Futuna 0.8388 % change on previous year compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 0.7314 % change on previous year compare
- 15 China 0.7143 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Pakistan 0.6555 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Jamaica 0.6345 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Philippines 0.5739 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 11.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in New Zealand was 0.6595 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6775 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0031 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21,745.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.