Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.1518 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand stood at 0.1518 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand peaked at 0.4199 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1514 % change on previous year, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 73rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3991 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.3982 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3959 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3943 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3935 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3912 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3897 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3882 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3874 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3852 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4199 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4182 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4157 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4147 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.413 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4113 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4096 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4072 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4063 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4046 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3948 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3926 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3917 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3895 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3887 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.283 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2816 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2815 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.28 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2799 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1527 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1518 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1522 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1514 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1518 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -45.4% | 0.2799 % change on previous year | 0.1527 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -27.2% | 0.3887 % change on previous year | 0.283 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3931 % change on previous year | 0.3874 % change on previous year | 0.3991 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4101 % change on previous year | 0.3852 % change on previous year | 0.4199 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3488 % change on previous year | 0.28 % change on previous year | 0.4046 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1733 % change on previous year | 0.1514 % change on previous year | 0.2799 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 71 Czechia 0.1765 % change on previous year compare
- 72 OECD 0.1698 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1459 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Tajikistan 0.1192 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Costa Rica 0.1174 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in New Zealand was 0.1518 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4199 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1514 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.