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A National Exotic Forest Description (2007) – NEFD

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Planting, ownership, number of forests and standing volume

Table 9.2: Expansion of planted production forest area in New Zealand¹

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Year ended 31 March	Planted forest area			Year ended 31 March	Planted forest area
	State2 (000 ha)	Private3 (000 ha)	Total (000 ha)		State2 (000 ha)	Private3 (000 ha)	Total (000 ha)
1921	16	61	77	1976	385	272	657
1926	32	66	98	1977	406	299	705
1931	124	123	247	1978	425	324	749
1936	170	147	317	1979	449	350	799
1941	179	150	329	1980	467	379	846
1946	183	149	332	1981	484	404	888
1951	187	151	338	1982	505	434	939
1952	189	151	340	1983	526	467	993
1953	190	151	341	1984	546	499	1 045
1954	191	151	342	1985	566	529	1 095
1955	192	152	344	1986	583	548	1 131
1956	192	154	346	1987	598	556	1 154
1957	193	155	348	1988	588	626	1 214
1958	194	156	350	1989	607	633	1 240
1959	195	157	352	1990	607	654	1 261
1960	195	157	352	1991	361	928	1 289
1961	199	159	358	1992	356	952	1 308
1962	213	149	362	1993	262	1 066	1 328
1963	220	152	372	1994	267	1 121	1 388
1964	228	156	384	1995	334	1 144	1 478
1965	235	160	395	1996	330	1 212	1 542
1966	241	163	404	1997	169	1 461	1 630
1967	247	167	414	1998	169	1 510	1 679
1968	257	172	429	1999	161	1 570	1 731
1969	270	177	447	2000	151	1 618	1 769
1970	283	182	465	2001	151	1 648	1 799
1971	294	189	483	2002	148	1 666	1 814
1972	306	202	508	2003	146	1 681	1 827
1973	323	215	538	2004	143	1 679	1 822
1974	343	234	577	2005	135	1 676	1 811
1975	362	254	616	2006	125	1 675	1 800
				2007	125	1 665	1 790

Source

Until 1987, the statistics were compiled by the New Zealand Forest Service. The figures for 1987 onwards are estimates from NEFD surveys.

Notes

1. The total planted forest areas have been estimated independently from new planted forest areas. The areas in this table are not the accumulated sums of new forest planting shown in Table 9.1.
2. Prior to 1987, “State” refers principally to the forests planted or managed by the New Zealand Forest Service. Since 1987, “State” refers primarily to the forests owned or managed by State-owned enterprises and the Maori lease forests managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
3. Private afforestation figures are based on incomplete historical data, and considerable estimation has taken place.

Figure 9.2: Expansion of planted production forest area in New Zealand

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List of tables

• Planting, ownership, number of forests and standing volume
  • Table 9.1: New land planted in production forest in New Zealand
  • Table 9.2: Expansion of planted production forest area in New Zealand
  • Table 9.3: Forest ownership, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.4: Forest area by annual age class, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.5: Number of forest owners by size class and region, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.6: Forest area by forest owner size class and region, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.7: Forest area collected by postal survey and adjustments for new planting, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.8: Area, standing volume and area-weighted average age by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.9: Forest area by age class and territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
• Species
  • Table 9.10: Area planted in Radiata pine by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.11: Area planted in Douglas-fir by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.12: Area planted in Cypress species by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.13: Area planted in other softwoods by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.14: Area planted in Eucalyptus species by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.15: Area planted in other hardwoods by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
• Radiata pine tending regime
  • Table 9.16: Area of Radiata pine pruned with production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.17: Area of Radiata pine pruned without production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.18: Area of Radiata pine unpruned with production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007
  • Table 9.19: Area of Radiata pine unpruned without production thinning by territorial authority, as at 1 April 2007

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