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 58th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 799 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 34.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,097 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (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 58th out of 222 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.