Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Poland?

New Zealand, at 103,030 sq. km against 94,950 sq. km in Poland as of 2025.

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

8,080 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

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

New Zealand

103,030 sq. km

in 2025

Poland

94,950 sq. km

in 2025

New Zealand rank

52nd

Poland rank

55th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

New Zealand
Poland

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 103,030 sq. km against 94,950 sq. km in Poland, a difference of 8,080 sq. km.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 55th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95,874 sq. km	89,616 sq. km	6,258 sq. km	New Zealand
2000s	98,494 sq. km	91,805 sq. km	6,689 sq. km	New Zealand
2010s	98,708 sq. km	94,015 sq. km	4,693 sq. km	New Zealand
2020s	101,341 sq. km	94,796 sq. km	6,545 sq. km	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, New Zealand or Poland?: New Zealand, at 103,030 sq. km against 94,950 sq. km in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Poland?: 8,080 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for forest area?: New Zealand ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 55th 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.