Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in New Zealand, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 33.0% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +45.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +46.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +66.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +72.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -33.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 83% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in New Zealand?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in New Zealand was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.