Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 73rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 70 Cambodia 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Thailand 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Andorra 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Czechia 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Spain 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Greece 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.