Africa Western and Central vs New Zealand: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.0035 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0191 sq. km per person
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
30th
New Zealand rank
27th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • New Zealand
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0191 sq. km per person against 0.0035 sq. km per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0156 sq. km per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 47 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0085 sq. km per person 0.0264 sq. km per person 0.0178 sq. km per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0062 sq. km per person 0.0241 sq. km per person 0.0179 sq. km per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0045 sq. km per person 0.0214 sq. km per person 0.0169 sq. km per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0036 sq. km per person 0.0194 sq. km per person 0.0158 sq. km per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Africa Western and Central or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0191 sq. km per person against 0.0035 sq. km per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Africa Western and Central and New Zealand?
0.0156 sq. km per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and New Zealand rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.