Which has higher forest area, Madagascar or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 103,030 sq. km against 99,221 sq. km in Madagascar as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar and New Zealand?

3,809 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs New Zealand: Forest area (sq. km)

Madagascar

99,221 sq. km

in 2025

New Zealand

103,030 sq. km

in 2025

Madagascar rank

54th

New Zealand rank

52nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Madagascar
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 103,030 sq. km against 99,221 sq. km in Madagascar, a difference of 3,809 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	133,789 sq. km	95,874 sq. km	37,914 sq. km	Madagascar
2000s	125,337 sq. km	98,494 sq. km	26,843 sq. km	Madagascar
2010s	112,654 sq. km	98,708 sq. km	13,946 sq. km	Madagascar
2020s	102,328 sq. km	101,341 sq. km	986.32 sq. km	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Madagascar or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 103,030 sq. km against 99,221 sq. km in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar and New Zealand?: 3,809 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for forest area?: Madagascar ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.