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ANNEX 2: NEW ZEALAND FOREST STATISTICS (FOR 1995)

Total Land Area 27,053 400 ha

Forest Area Total 7,884,000 ha

Natural Forest Area 6,406,000 ha

Planted Forest Area 1,478,000 ha

Total Government Ownership 5,331,000 ha

Total Private Ownership 2,553,000 ha

Total Productive 1,744,000 ha

Total Unproductive 6,140,000 ha

Legally Protected (IUCN classes) 5,573,000 ha

Inaccessible 545,000 ha

Total Coniferous Planted Forests 1,437,000 ha

Radiata Pine Planted Forests 1,378,000 ha

Non-Coniferous Planted Forests 41,000 ha

Total Annual Deforestation 25,600 ha

Total Annual Reforestation 98,200 ha

Planted Forest Standing Volume (Average) 207 m3/ha

Planted Forest Standing Volume (Total) 306,000,000 m3

Planted Forest Current Annual Increment 16.4 m3/ha

Average Rotation (Radiata Pine) 28 years

Average Age 13.3 years

Current Annual Harvest - Planted Forests 16,974,000 m3

Current Annual Harvest - Natural Forests 114,000 m3

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