Forest area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest area was 10,303 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10,303
World rank
44th
of 219 countries
All-time high
10,303
in 2025
All-time low
9,372
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10,303 for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in New Zealand peaked at 10,303 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,372, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 44th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,372 | — |
| 2000 | 9,850 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 9,848 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,847 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,965 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 10,303 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,372 | 9,372 | 9,372 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,850 | 9,850 | 9,850 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,847 | 9,847 | 9,848 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10,134 | 9,965 | 10,303 | 2 |
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -13.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0111 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0118 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in New Zealand?
- Forest area in New Zealand was 10,303 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10,303 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,372 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest area?
- New Zealand ranks 44th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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