Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in New Zealand
New Zealand: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 46.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 240 countries
All-time high
46.31
in 2020
All-time low
41.77
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 46.31 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in New Zealand peaked at 46.31 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.77, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 119th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.77 | — |
| 2001 | 41.82 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 43.73 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 43.74 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.78 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 43.98 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 44.41 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.53 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 44.83 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.21 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.45 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.52 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.56 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.65 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.69 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.16 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 46.19 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.22 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 46.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.31 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 46.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.31 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 46.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 88% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 46.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.78 | 41.77 | 45.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.89 | 45.45 | 46.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.31 | 46.31 | 46.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 116 Bhutan 46.89 compare
- 117 Madagascar 46.71 compare
- 118 Afghanistan 46.41 compare
- 120 Brazil 46.15 compare
- 121 Zambia 46.14 compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.64 compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.63 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 33.62 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 11.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in New Zealand?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in New Zealand was 46.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 46.31 in 2020.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.77 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- New Zealand ranks 119th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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