New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
159th
Saudi Arabia rank
162nd
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 159th and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- New Zealand, at 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 159th and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.