Forest area in New Zealand
Forests covered 38.9% of the land area of New Zealand in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
New Zealand, 2024
38.9%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
34.3%
Position in 2024
83rd of 209
Forest area in New Zealand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.9% | – |
| 2023 | 38.6% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 38.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 37.4%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, New Zealand has the 83rd highest value.