Planted Forest — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Planted Forest — Area was 2,434 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2,434 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in New Zealand peaked at 2,434 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,531 1000 ha, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 28th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,531 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,581 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,630 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1,679 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,729 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,778 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,828 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,877 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,926 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,976 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,025 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,024 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,024 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,024 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,024 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,045 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,064 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,084 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,103 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,123 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2,185 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,248 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2,310 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2,372 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 2,434 1000 ha | +2.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2,434 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 7.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2,434 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 227.41 1000 ha, 10.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,753 1000 ha | 1,531 1000 ha | 1,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,025 1000 ha | 2,024 1000 ha | 2,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,044 1000 ha | 2,024 1000 ha | 2,103 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,279 1000 ha | 2,123 1000 ha | 2,434 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 planted forest — area in New Zealand?
- Planted forest — area in New Zealand was 2,434 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,434 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,531 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for planted forest — area?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.