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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
New Zealand
Deforestation data for
New Zealand
, 1990-2005.
New Zealand
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
8,309,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
31
Other wooded land (hectares):
2,557,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares):
27,053,000
Forest Area
Classification |
Area |
Annual change rate |
Total change |
Period |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
1990-2000 |
1990-2000 |
2000-2005 |
2000-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990s vs 2000s |
Units |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
% |
Total forest area |
7,720,000
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8,226,000
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8,309,000
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51000
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0.6
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17000
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0.2
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589,000
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7.63
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-66.67
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Other wooded land |
2557000
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2557000
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2557000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Primary forests |
3,506,000
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3,506,000
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3,506,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Plantations |
1,261,000
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1,769,000
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1,852,000
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50,800
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4.03
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16,600
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0.94
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591000
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46.9
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-76.7
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Chart: Forest cover in New Zealand, 1990-2005
Chart: Other wooded land cover in New Zealand, 1990-2005
Chart: Primary forest cover in New Zealand 1990-2005
All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)
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