Land use hidden — Forest in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use hidden — Forest was 99,503 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Forest in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in New Zealand stood at 99,503 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in New Zealand peaked at 99,503 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93,723 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Land use hidden — Forest in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93,723 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 94,201 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 94,679 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 95,157 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 95,635 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 96,114 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 96,592 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 97,070 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 97,548 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 98,026 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 98,504 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 98,502 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98,500 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98,497 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98,495 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98,493 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98,490 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98,488 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98,486 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98,484 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98,481 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98,478 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98,475 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98,472 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98,469 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98,466 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98,468 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98,508 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98,552 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98,655 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98,926 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99,085 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99,319 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99,503 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 99,503 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 31.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 99,503 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,208 Square kilometres, 3.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,874 Square kilometres | 93,723 Square kilometres | 98,026 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,494 Square kilometres | 98,484 Square kilometres | 98,504 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,502 Square kilometres | 98,466 Square kilometres | 98,655 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,208 Square kilometres | 98,926 Square kilometres | 99,503 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in New Zealand?
- Land use hidden — forest in New Zealand was 99,503 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99,503 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,723 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use hidden — forest?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata