New Zealand vs Poland: Forest area

New Zealand
99,503 sq. km
in 2023
Poland
95,190 sq. km
in 2023
New Zealand rank
53rd
Poland rank
56th

Forest area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Poland
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 99,503 sq. km against 95,190 sq. km in Poland, a difference of 4,313 sq. km.

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

New Zealand ranks 53rd and Poland ranks 56th of 213 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 98,502 sq. km 94,059 sq. km 4,443 sq. km New Zealand
2020s 99,208 sq. km 95,010 sq. km 4,198 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 99,503 sq. km against 95,190 sq. km in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between New Zealand and Poland?
4,313 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for forest area?
New Zealand ranks 53rd and Poland ranks 56th of 213 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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About this data

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
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.