New Zealand - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

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 77,200
2000 82,660
2005 83,110
2010 82,690

Forest area (% of land area)

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 29.32
2000 31.39
2005 31.56
2010 31.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use