New Zealand vs Western Europe: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
New Zealand
0.3846 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Europe
-0.2226 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand rank
28th
Western Europe rank
30th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Western Europe
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3846 % change on previous year against -0.2226 % change on previous year in Western Europe, a difference of 0.6072 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 30th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0986 % change on previous year | -0.9182 % change on previous year | 0.8196 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -0.0591 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.8832 % change on previous year | 0.0158 % change on previous year | 0.899 % change on previous year | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 0.6068 % change on previous year | 0.2021 % change on previous year | 0.4047 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.017 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.96 % change on previous year | -0.1829 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -0.4241 % change on previous year | -0.6787 % change on previous year | 0.2547 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Western Europe?
- New Zealand, at 0.3846 % change on previous year against -0.2226 % change on previous year in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Western Europe?
- 0.6072 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Western Europe rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Western Europe ranks 30th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.