Land use hidden — Planted Forest in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 21,335 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Planted Forest in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 21,335 Square kilometres for land use hidden — planted forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in New Zealand peaked at 21,335 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,311 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,534 Square kilometres | 15,311 Square kilometres | 19,757 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,248 Square kilometres | 20,244 Square kilometres | 20,251 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,336 Square kilometres | 20,243 Square kilometres | 20,620 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,085 Square kilometres | 20,845 Square kilometres | 21,335 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — planted forest in New Zealand?
- Land use hidden — planted forest in New Zealand was 21,335 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 21,335 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,311 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Planted 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