Land use hidden — Forest in New Zealand

New Zealand: Land use hidden — Forest was 99,503 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
99,503 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 199 countries
All-time high
99,503 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
93,723 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in New Zealand, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 93.7k Square kilometres1991: 94.2k Square kilometres1992: 94.7k Square kilometres1993: 95.2k Square kilometres1994: 95.6k Square kilometres1995: 96.1k Square kilometres1996: 96.6k Square kilometres1997: 97.1k Square kilometres1998: 97.5k Square kilometres1999: 98.0k Square kilometres2000: 98.5k Square kilometres2001: 98.5k Square kilometres2002: 98.5k Square kilometres2003: 98.5k Square kilometres2004: 98.5k Square kilometres2005: 98.5k Square kilometres2006: 98.5k Square kilometres2007: 98.5k Square kilometres2008: 98.5k Square kilometres2009: 98.5k Square kilometres2010: 98.5k Square kilometres2011: 98.5k Square kilometres2012: 98.5k Square kilometres2013: 98.5k Square kilometres2014: 98.5k Square kilometres2015: 98.5k Square kilometres2016: 98.5k Square kilometres2017: 98.5k Square kilometres2018: 98.6k Square kilometres2019: 98.7k Square kilometres2020: 98.9k Square kilometres2021: 99.1k Square kilometres2022: 99.3k Square kilometres2023: 99.5k Square kilometres

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Norway 122,034 Square kilometres compare
  2. 47 Germany 114,190 Square kilometres compare
  3. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 107,884 Square kilometres compare
  4. 50 Italy 97,276 Square kilometres compare
  5. 51 Ukraine 97,080 Square kilometres compare
  6. 52 Belarus 88,111 Square kilometres compare

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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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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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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