Deforestation statistics for New Zealand

New Zealand: Demographic data

Population (2022)	4,822,233
Annual population growth rate (2022)	0.80%
Population density (people/sq km)	18
Net migration	14,881
Fertility rate	1.9
Median age	38
Urban population share	87%

New Zealand: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 263,310

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 11,255,700
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 42.7%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,290,393
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 11.5%

New Zealand: Annual forest and tree cover data

New Zealand: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 50,528
2002: 63,228
2003: 44,798
2004: 60,680
2005: 52,519
2006: 61,671
2007: 62,642
2008: 61,372
2009: 59,613
2010: 56,122
2011: 59,943
2012: 69,498
2013: 77,541
2014: 79,409
2015: 64,003
2016: 80,358
2017: 74,883
2018: 79,228
2019: 71,430
2020: 60,924

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Auckland	186,354	10,348	7,201	7,513	6,904	31,966	17.2%
Northern Islands	347	1	1	1	8	11	3.1%
Northland	610,876	18,907	27,294	46,401	42,932	135,534	22.2%
Otago	493,470	14,216	18,809	16,014	18,145	67,185	13.6%
Southern Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Southland	1,615,752	12,877	13,448	15,584	14,687	56,597	3.5%
Taranaki	401,995	2,074	2,462	3,948	6,883	15,366	3.8%
Tasman	732,629	19,661	20,825	15,287	19,882	75,655	10.3%
Waikato	1,142,127	75,677	69,487	71,892	67,786	284,841	24.9%
Wellington	408,054	6,355	6,647	11,102	15,591	39,694	9.7%
West Coast	1,707,059	8,522	9,339	14,638	8,587	41,086	2.4%
Bay of Plenty	831,030	33,193	42,584	47,138	44,023	166,938	20.1%
Canterbury	757,988	16,855	20,681	22,712	25,282	85,530	11.3%
Gisborne	457,442	11,229	14,479	23,197	30,818	79,723	17.4%
Hawke's Bay	538,444	20,791	20,385	20,157	23,541	84,874	15.8%
Manawatu-Wanganui	895,458	11,160	14,948	19,073	25,991	71,172	7.9%
Marlborough	444,398	8,177	9,971	14,383	13,974	46,504	10.5%
Nelson	32,321	1,712	2,861	1,355	1,792	7,720	23.9%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Nelson	Nelson	32,321	1,712	2,861	1,355	1,792	7,720	23.9%
Northern Islands	Three Kings	347	1	1	1	8	11	3.2%
Northland	Far North	387,555	11,705	18,290	24,642	22,722	77,358	20.0%
Northland	Kaipara	102,829	3,772	3,497	10,996	12,747	31,012	30.2%
Northland	Whangarei	120,492	3,429	5,508	10,763	7,464	27,164	22.5%
Otago	Central Otago	34,833	1,168	1,040	757	863	3,828	11.0%
Otago	Clutha	194,781	11,193	12,983	9,805	13,585	47,565	24.4%
Otago	Dunedin	60,091	1,145	4,194	4,769	3,395	13,503	22.5%
Otago	Queenstown-Lakes	203,766	710	593	684	302	2,288	1.1%
Southern Islands	Antipodes Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Southern Islands	Bounty Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Southern Islands	Snares Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Southland	Gore	11,601	201	508	377	729	1,815	15.6%
Southland	Invercargill	7,784	165	289	402	295	1,151	14.8%
Southland	Southland	1,596,366	12,511	12,651	14,805	13,663	53,631	3.4%
Taranaki	New Plymouth	112,197	459	763	963	1,722	3,907	3.5%
Taranaki	South Taranaki	158,572	839	1,015	2,074	2,999	6,927	4.4%
Taranaki	Stratford	131,225	776	684	911	2,162	4,533	3.5%
Tasman	Tasman	732,629	19,661	20,825	15,287	19,882	75,655	10.3%
Waikato	Hamilton	589	5	13	14	4	35	5.9%
Waikato	Waitomo	166,293	4,532	6,549	1,879	3,301	16,261	9.8%
Waikato	Hauraki	42,209	369	309	745	1,244	2,667	6.3%
Waikato	Matamata-Piako	29,882	264	537	331	225	1,357	4.5%
Waikato	Otorohanga	75,633	1,569	662	1,128	1,048	4,407	5.8%
Waikato	South Waikato	98,569	19,987	14,311	14,703	14,775	63,776	64.7%
Waikato	Taupo	425,978	41,220	38,264	43,533	37,172	160,189	37.6%
Waikato	Thames-Coromandel	173,269	5,517	6,058	5,552	3,702	20,828	12.0%
Waikato	Waikato	111,560	1,994	2,468	3,388	5,683	13,533	12.1%
Waikato	Waipa	18,146	221	314	620	633	1,788	9.9%
Wellington	Carterton	50,999	629	1,507	2,069	1,574	5,779	11.3%
Wellington	Kapiti Coast	51,709	518	338	733	1,176	2,766	5.3%
Wellington	Lower Hutt	29,086	247	171	121	164	704	2.4%
Wellington	Masterton	86,165	3,055	2,822	5,009	8,875	19,761	22.9%
Wellington	Porirua	7,501	335	148	471	628	1,582	21.1%
Wellington	South Wairarapa	123,054	632	536	1,181	1,684	4,032	3.3%
Wellington	Upper Hutt	45,874	835	923	1,398	1,132	4,289	9.3%
Wellington	Wellington	13,666	103	202	119	357	781	5.7%
West Coast	Buller	693,598	1,104	2,870	7,665	1,985	13,624	2.0%
West Coast	Grey	270,883	5,048	3,560	4,057	4,509	17,174	6.3%
West Coast	Westland	742,579	2,370	2,909	2,916	2,094	10,288	1.4%
Bay of Plenty	Area Outside Territorial Authority	1,466	1	1	5	5	12	0.8%
Bay of Plenty	Kawerau	520	11	16	6	15	48	9.2%
Bay of Plenty	Opotiki	275,373	1,231	3,768	5,599	3,958	14,555	5.3%
Bay of Plenty	Rotorua	116,328	11,326	10,688	11,805	11,138	44,957	38.6%
Bay of Plenty	Tauranga	1,153	52	48	26	34	160	13.9%
Bay of Plenty	Western Bay of Plenty	98,325	3,882	4,624	6,057	6,748	21,311	21.7%
Bay of Plenty	Whakatane	337,865	16,690	23,439	23,641	22,125	85,895	25.4%
Canterbury	Ashburton	34,616	874	1,146	1,500	873	4,394	12.7%
Canterbury	Waitaki	52,855	1,247	1,470	2,056	3,566	8,339	15.8%
Canterbury	Christchurch	35,354	641	676	1,044	1,811	4,172	11.8%
Canterbury	Hurunui	278,114	6,686	7,019	6,452	8,206	28,363	10.2%
Canterbury	Kaikoura	70,020	268	188	410	1,258	2,124	3.0%
Canterbury	Mackenzie	32,686	271	524	585	1,202	2,582	7.9%
Canterbury	Selwyn	138,876	2,913	4,233	2,871	3,260	13,276	9.6%
Canterbury	Timaru	26,715	643	1,149	1,333	2,045	5,170	19.4%
Canterbury	Waimakariri	61,883	2,743	2,782	4,545	1,722	11,791	19.1%
Canterbury	Waimate	26,868	570	1,495	1,915	1,339	5,319	19.8%
Gisborne	Gisborne	457,442	11,229	14,479	23,197	30,818	79,723	17.4%
Hawke's Bay	Central Hawke's Bay	53,730	1,341	1,128	1,558	2,617	6,644	12.4%
Hawke's Bay	Hastings	234,635	12,574	8,752	8,737	12,916	42,979	18.3%
Hawke's Bay	Napier	508	12	11	86	51	161	31.7%
Hawke's Bay	Wairoa	249,572	6,865	10,493	9,775	7,957	35,090	14.1%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Horowhenua	40,575	1,302	1,404	985	1,775	5,466	13.5%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Manawatu	57,455	538	571	1,102	1,938	4,149	7.2%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Palmerston North	9,913	135	679	508	613	1,935	19.5%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Rangitikei	160,848	1,958	1,748	1,875	3,567	9,148	5.7%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Ruapehu	380,704	3,780	6,391	9,046	8,974	28,190	7.4%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Tararua	116,843	1,022	1,139	2,064	3,263	7,488	6.4%
Manawatu-Wanganui	Whanganui	129,119	2,426	3,016	3,493	5,860	14,795	11.5%
Marlborough	Marlborough	444,398	8,177	9,971	14,383	13,974	46,504	10.5%
Auckland	Auckland	186,354	10,348	7,201	7,513	6,904	31,966	17.2%

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2019 forest data for New Zealand | Archived forest data for New Zealand | Forest data for New Zealand

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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