New Zealand vs Zambia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

New Zealand
0.0191 sq. km per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.0214 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
27th
Zambia rank
25th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Zambia
0.020.030.040.050.06199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0214 sq. km per person against 0.0191 sq. km per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0023 sq. km per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0264 sq. km per person 0.0545 sq. km per person 0.0281 sq. km per person Zambia
2000s 0.0241 sq. km per person 0.0407 sq. km per person 0.0166 sq. km per person Zambia
2010s 0.0214 sq. km per person 0.0286 sq. km per person 0.0072 sq. km per person Zambia
2020s 0.0194 sq. km per person 0.0224 sq. km per person 0.003 sq. km per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, New Zealand or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0214 sq. km per person against 0.0191 sq. km per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between New Zealand and Zambia?
0.0023 sq. km per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 214 countries.
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.