Forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest certified for sustainable use was 1.08 million thousands of hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in thousands of hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand stood at 1.08 million thousands of hectares.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand peaked at 1.37 million thousands of hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands of hectares, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 37th of 246 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | thousands of hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2000 | 19,700 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2005 | 902,110 thousands of hectares | +4479.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million thousands of hectares | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million thousands of hectares | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million thousands of hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million thousands of hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million thousands of hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million thousands of hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.31 million thousands of hectares | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million thousands of hectares | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million thousands of hectares | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million thousands of hectares | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million thousands of hectares | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 1 |
| 2000s | 460,905 thousands of hectares | 19,700 thousands of hectares | 902,110 thousands of hectares | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million thousands of hectares | 1.07 million thousands of hectares | 1.29 million thousands of hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million thousands of hectares | 1.08 million thousands of hectares | 1.37 million thousands of hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 34 South Africa 1.45 million thousands of hectares compare
- 35 Lithuania 1.27 million thousands of hectares compare
- 36 Slovakia 1.17 million thousands of hectares compare
- 38 Peru 1.06 million thousands of hectares compare
- 39 Italy 1.04 million thousands of hectares compare
- 40 Serbia 1.02 million thousands of hectares compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0722 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand?
- Forest certified for sustainable use in New Zealand was 1.08 million thousands of hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million thousands of hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands of hectares in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest certified for sustainable use?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest certified for sustainable use rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).