Forest cover in New Zealand

Nearby in the ranking

78. Canada 39.5%
79. Thailand 38.7%
80. Paraguay 38.5%
81. New Zealand 37.8%
82. Spain 37.2%
83. Vanuatu 36.3%
84. Bulgaria 36.2%

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About the data

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.

Unit

% of land area

Years

1990–2023

Data as of

2026-09-28

Source

World Bank

License

CC BY 4.0

Credit

World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), CC BY 4.0