Forest land — Share in Land area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest land — Share in Land area was 38.87 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in New Zealand is 38.87 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in New Zealand peaked at 38.87 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.59 %, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 79th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.41 % | 35.59 % | 37.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.41 % | 37.4 % | 37.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.49 % | 37.4 % | 37.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.36 % | 37.85 % | 38.87 % | 5 |
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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 land — share in land area in New Zealand?
- Forest land — share in land area in New Zealand was 38.87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 38.87 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.59 % in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest land — share in land area?
- New Zealand ranks 79th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.