Share of annual global forest expansion in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of annual global forest expansion was 1.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in New Zealand, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in New Zealand is 1.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,059.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in New Zealand peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places New Zealand 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 77.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 29.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0763 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.671 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0207 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0183 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0794 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in New Zealand?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in New Zealand was 1.5% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,059.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.