What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Bhutan and New Zealand?

0.0002 1000 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs New Zealand: Land area — Area, per capita

Bhutan

0.0048 1000 ha per person

in 2024

New Zealand

0.005 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Bhutan rank

31st

New Zealand rank

30th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Bhutan
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.005 1000 ha per person against 0.0048 1000 ha per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 30th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0179 1000 ha per person	0.0101 1000 ha per person	0.0078 1000 ha per person	Bhutan
1970s	0.0131 1000 ha per person	0.0088 1000 ha per person	0.0043 1000 ha per person	Bhutan
1980s	0.0094 1000 ha per person	0.0082 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	Bhutan
1990s	0.0075 1000 ha per person	0.0072 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	Bhutan
2000s	0.006 1000 ha per person	0.0064 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2010s	0.0052 1000 ha per person	0.0057 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2020s	0.0049 1000 ha per person	0.0051 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Bhutan or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.005 1000 ha per person against 0.0048 1000 ha per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Bhutan and New Zealand?: 0.0002 1000 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Bhutan ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 30th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.