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New
Zealand: Forestry and Economy.
New Zealand covers a total of 270,530 km2 land area. The
population of New Zealand in 2000 was 3.8 million or 14
people per square kilometer. The annual population
growth rate is around 1-2%; and nearly 90% of the
population lives in urban areas. The national GDP of New
Zealand in 2000 was US$ 50.0 billion and it grew 4% from
last year. The national gross net income on a per capita
base was US$ 13,080. The New Zealand economy relies
heavily on international trade with more than 40% of the
GDP is trade related. As for forests, about 30% of New
Zealand's land surface is forested.
Country's demographic and economic indexes
|
Series |
1996 |
2000 |
|
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
|
GDP (current US$) |
65,257,672,704 |
49,983,393,792 |
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GDP growth (annual %) |
3 |
4 |
|
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
15,370 |
13,080 |
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Population density (people per sq km) |
14 |
14 |
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Population growth (annual %) |
2 |
1 |
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Population, total |
3,714,100 |
3,831,000 |
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Urban population (% of total) |
86 |
87 |
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Surface area (sq km) |
270,530 |
270,530 |
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Trade (% of GDP, PPP) |
43 |
.. |
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Forest area (sq. km) |
.. |
79,460 |
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Annual deforestation (% of change) |
.. |
-1 |
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Source: World Development Indicators
database |
Timber Production, Consumption, Import, and Export
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NZ
Exports summary
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|
Lumber |
Logs |
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Year to |
$mill |
000m3 |
unit val |
$mill |
000m3 |
unit val |
|
31 Mar 03 |
925.3 |
1834.8 |
504.3 |
775 |
7879.9 |
98.35 |
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31 Mar 04 |
697.5 |
1630.9 |
427.68 |
615 |
7539.8 |
81.56 |
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31-Mar-05 |
809.0 |
1847.2 |
437.96 |
410.8 |
5427 |
84.83 |
Timber Available to the New Zealand Market
|
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
Dec |
Mar |
June |
Sept |
Dec |
Mar |
Jun |
Sep |
Dec |
Mar |
|
New Zealand production |
931 |
924 |
1090 |
1209 |
1107 |
1080 |
1120 |
1115 |
1009 |
984 |
|
Less Exports |
442 |
363 |
469 |
513 |
483 |
395 |
413 |
415 |
406 |
389 |
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Balance |
489 |
561 |
621 |
696 |
624 |
685 |
707 |
700 |
603 |
595 |
|
Change in Stock at mills |
65 |
37 |
-2 |
-44 |
28 |
-29 |
-73 |
-61 |
39 |
28 |
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Balance |
554 |
598 |
619 |
652 |
652 |
656 |
634 |
639 |
642 |
623 |
|
Imports |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Total Available to Domestic Market |
562 |
606 |
627 |
660 |
660 |
664 |
642 |
647 |
650 |
631 |
Production, Consumption, and Trade of Timber Products
(in 1996 and 2000, 1,000 m3)
|
Product |
Production |
Consumption |
Import |
Export |
|
1996 |
2000 |
1996 |
2000 |
1996 |
2000 |
1996 |
2000 |
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Log
(% of tropical species) |
16322
(0) |
17953
(0) |
10684
(0) |
12158
(0) |
2
(0) |
4
(25) |
5640
(0) |
5799
(0) |
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Sawn
(% of tropical species) |
3032
(0) |
3619
(0) |
2111
(0.4) |
2278
(0.1) |
38
(21.1) |
29
(10.3) |
959
(0) |
1370
(0) |
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Veneer
(% of tropical species) |
285
(0) |
369
(0) |
278
(0) |
354
(0) |
3
(0) |
2
(0) |
10
(0) |
17
(0) |
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Plywood
(% of tropical species) |
171
(0) |
230
(0) |
68
(1.5) |
122
(2.5) |
5
(40.0) |
6
(50.0) |
108
(0.9) |
144
(0) |
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Source: 2000 Review, ITTO |
This table shows that tropical sawn and plywood
represent significant parts of the New Zealand timber
import.
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