Forest land area rose 0.002% to 102 '000 sq km in New Zealand in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in New Zealand reached an all time high of 102 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 77.2 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, forest land area in Australia amounted to 1,248 '000 sq km, 910 '000 sq km in Indonesia, 222 '000 sq km in Malaysia and 80.4 '000 sq km in Philippines in 2015.
New Zealand has been ranked 51st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | '000 sq km | 1,502 | 1,232 | 1,235 | 1,238 | 1,241 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 sq km | 102 | 101 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 97.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 sq km | 951 | 944 | 937 | 931 | 924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 sq km | 205 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 sq km | 82.8 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 sq km | 289 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 sq km | 76.1 | 68.4 | 70.8 | 73.2 | 75.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 sq km | 0.023 | 0.164 | 0.164 | 0.164 | 0.164 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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