Naturally regenerating forest — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 7,869 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in New Zealand is 7,869 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in New Zealand peaked at 7,869 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,822 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 65th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,841 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,836 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,835 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,833 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,832 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,830 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,828 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,827 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,824 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,824 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,824 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,824 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,824 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,823 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,823 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,822 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,822 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,822 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,826 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,830 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,834 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,838 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,842 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,848 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,853 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,858 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,863 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7,869 1000 ha | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7,869 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 19.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7,869 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,834 1000 ha | 7,827 1000 ha | 7,841 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,825 1000 ha | 7,824 1000 ha | 7,825 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,826 1000 ha | 7,822 1000 ha | 7,838 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,855 1000 ha | 7,842 1000 ha | 7,869 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in New Zealand?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in New Zealand was 7,869 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,869 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,822 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- New Zealand ranks 65th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.