New Zealand vs Syrian Arab Republic: Grazing land use over the long-term

New Zealand
8.68 million hectares
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
8.16 million hectares
in 2025
New Zealand rank
54th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
55th

Grazing land use over the long-term over time

  • New Zealand
  • Syrian Arab Republic
05.0M10.0M15.0M100015122025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 8.68 million hectares against 8.16 million hectares in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 518,860 hectares.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

New Zealand ranks 54th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 55th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 13 and Syrian Arab Republic in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1000s 0 hectares 2.15 million hectares 2.15 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1100s 0 hectares 2.25 million hectares 2.25 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1200s 0 hectares 2.36 million hectares 2.36 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1300s 0 hectares 2.46 million hectares 2.46 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1400s 0 hectares 1.96 million hectares 1.96 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1500s 0 hectares 2.08 million hectares 2.08 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1600s 0 hectares 2.41 million hectares 2.41 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1700s 0 hectares 2.40 million hectares 2.40 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1710s 0 hectares 2.41 million hectares 2.41 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1720s 0 hectares 2.42 million hectares 2.42 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1730s 0 hectares 2.43 million hectares 2.43 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1740s 0 hectares 2.44 million hectares 2.44 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1750s 0 hectares 2.46 million hectares 2.46 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1760s 0 hectares 2.47 million hectares 2.47 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1770s 0 hectares 2.48 million hectares 2.48 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1780s 0 hectares 2.49 million hectares 2.49 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1790s 0 hectares 2.50 million hectares 2.50 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1800s 0 hectares 2.51 million hectares 2.51 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1810s 0 hectares 2.52 million hectares 2.52 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1820s 0 hectares 2.53 million hectares 2.53 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1830s 0 hectares 2.63 million hectares 2.63 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1840s 0 hectares 2.71 million hectares 2.71 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1850s 1.72 million hectares 2.79 million hectares 1.07 million hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1860s 2.00 million hectares 2.88 million hectares 874,540 hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1870s 2.34 million hectares 2.97 million hectares 631,230 hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1880s 2.72 million hectares 3.34 million hectares 622,000 hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1890s 3.62 million hectares 3.72 million hectares 94,520 hectares Syrian Arab Republic
1900s 4.52 million hectares 3.64 million hectares 879,120 hectares New Zealand
1910s 5.42 million hectares 3.57 million hectares 1.85 million hectares New Zealand
1920s 6.64 million hectares 3.49 million hectares 3.15 million hectares New Zealand
1930s 7.85 million hectares 3.41 million hectares 4.44 million hectares New Zealand
1940s 9.07 million hectares 5.34 million hectares 3.72 million hectares New Zealand
1950s 11.37 million hectares 7.10 million hectares 4.27 million hectares New Zealand
1960s 12.82 million hectares 7.98 million hectares 4.84 million hectares New Zealand
1970s 13.40 million hectares 8.27 million hectares 5.12 million hectares New Zealand
1980s 14.01 million hectares 8.29 million hectares 5.73 million hectares New Zealand
1990s 12.77 million hectares 8.18 million hectares 4.59 million hectares New Zealand
2000s 11.29 million hectares 8.28 million hectares 3.01 million hectares New Zealand
2010s 10.31 million hectares 8.19 million hectares 2.12 million hectares New Zealand
2020s 9.12 million hectares 8.17 million hectares 952,882 hectares New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, New Zealand or Syrian Arab Republic?
New Zealand, at 8.68 million hectares against 8.16 million hectares in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic?
518,860 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
New Zealand ranks 54th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 55th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.