Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,081 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,081 for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in New Zealand peaked at 1,369 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 19.7 | — |
| 2005 | 902.11 | +4479.2% |
| 2010 | 1,072 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 1,263 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 1,264 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,271 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,283 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,293 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,310 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,328 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,314 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,369 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1,081 | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 460.91 | 19.7 | 902.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,241 | 1,072 | 1,293 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,280 | 1,081 | 1,369 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 48.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0041 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.63 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 31.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in New Zealand?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in New Zealand was 1,081 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,369 in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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