Primary Forest — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary Forest — Area was 2,000 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2,000 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in New Zealand peaked at 2,171 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,973 1000 ha, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 27th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,109 1000 ha | 2,108 1000 ha | 2,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,136 1000 ha | 2,108 1000 ha | 2,165 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,038 1000 ha | 1,973 1000 ha | 2,171 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 1000 ha | 2,000 1000 ha | 2,000 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 primary forest — area in New Zealand?
- Primary forest — area in New Zealand was 2,000 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,171 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,973 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary forest — area?
- New Zealand ranks 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.