Environment in New Zealand

3,152 indicators covering environment for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Turkeys — Manure left on pasture that leaches 1,207 kg 2023 down 5.2% 72nd
Turkeys — Manure management 130,055 kg 2023 down 5.2% 60th
Turkeys — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 40th
Turkeys — Manure applied to soils 130,055 kg 2023 down 5.2% 60th
Turkeys — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 26,011 kg 2023 down 5.2% 60th
Turkeys — Manure applied to soils that leaches 39,017 kg 2023 down 5.2% 60th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 9,363 t 2024 up 46.7% 67th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 5,980 1000 USD 2024 up 0.0% 64th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 122.27 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 8.3% 6th
Share of land covered by forest 39.1% 2025 up 4.6% 84th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 31.9 USD/m3 2023 up 33.6% 118th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 269.99 USD/m3 2023 up 52.2% 25th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production 424,000 t 2024 up 22.6% 15th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 8.05 % 2023 up 13.4% 89th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 7,427 t 2024 up 30.4% 69th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 12,856 1000 USD 2024 up 49.3% 55th
Particle board — Production 109,580 m3 2024 down 27.9% 54th
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 36,534 t 2024 up 12.0% 59th
NPK fertilizers — Import value 28,724 1000 USD 2024 up 27.0% 56th
Land use 592,000 hectares 2023 down 4.2% 128th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity 4,114 t 2024 20th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export value 371 1000 USD 2024 25th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 5.2 % 2023 up 14.8% 71st
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 0.93 % 2023 up 4.5% 109th
Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0.0645 t per person 2024 down 48.5% 25th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 1.92 % 2023 up 15.0% 59th
Urea — Import value 193,518 1000 USD 2024 down 5.7% 22nd
Urea — Import quantity 484,937 t 2024 down 11.0% 24th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 1.82 t per square kilometre 2023 down 34.3% 49th
Hardboard — Export quantity 1,243 m3 2024 up 1,842.2% 55th
Hardboard — Export value 961 1000 USD 2024 up 2,084.1% 56th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 1.82 t per square kilometre 2023 down 18.0% 48th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 717 t 2024 up 180.1% 46th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 542 1000 USD 2024 up 82.5% 48th
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.5% 52nd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 3,000 m3 2024 down 4.4% 77th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 973 1000 USD 2024 up 30.8% 79th
Other fibreboard — Production 0 m3 2024 38th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 113.06 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 14.4% 2nd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 66,636 1000 USD 2024 down 32.3% 26th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 41.74 USD/m3 2023 up 37.0% 53rd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 14,319 t 2024 up 57.2% 70th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 11,827 1000 USD 2024 up 135.5% 51st
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 194,918 t 2024 down 25.6% 27th
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 200,956 t 2024 up 79.3% 17th
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 42,090 1000 USD 2024 up 21.1% 20th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 870.15 t 2024 down 12.4% 59th
Potassium nitrate — Import value 1,054 1000 USD 2024 down 3.9% 57th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 4.37 USD/m3 2023 up 6.1% 7th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 2.43 million hectares 2025 up 20.2% 22nd
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 112.99 t 2024 up 7.3% 80th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 152.66 1000 USD 2024 down 2.0% 80th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 194,676 t 2024 down 34.5% 16th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 126,066 1000 USD 2024 down 16.0% 15th
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 817.12 t 2024 down 89.3% 80th
Other NP compounds — Import value 1,577 1000 USD 2024 down 44.8% 67th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 564.42 1000 USD 2024 up 92.3% 88th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 13,932 1000 USD 2024 down 27.1% 23rd
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 758.99 t 2024 up 101.9% 85th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 18,524 t 2024 down 31.5% 26th