New Zealand - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in New Zealand was 98,926 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98,926 in 2020 and a minimum value of 93,723 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 93,723
1991 94,201
1992 94,679
1993 95,157
1994 95,635
1995 96,114
1996 96,592
1997 97,070
1998 97,548
1999 98,026
2000 98,504
2001 98,502
2002 98,500
2003 98,497
2004 98,495
2005 98,493
2006 98,490
2007 98,488
2008 98,486
2009 98,484
2010 98,481
2011 98,478
2012 98,475
2013 98,472
2014 98,469
2015 98,466
2016 98,468
2017 98,509
2018 98,552
2019 98,655
2020 98,926

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in New Zealand was 37.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 37.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.59 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 35.59
1991 35.78
1992 35.96
1993 36.14
1994 36.32
1995 36.50
1996 36.68
1997 36.87
1998 37.05
1999 37.23
2000 37.41
2001 37.41
2002 37.41
2003 37.41
2004 37.41
2005 37.41
2006 37.40
2007 37.40
2008 37.40
2009 37.40
2010 37.40
2011 37.40
2012 37.40
2013 37.40
2014 37.40
2015 37.40
2016 37.40
2017 37.41
2018 37.43
2019 37.47
2020 37.57

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use