Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in New Zealand
New Zealand: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 674.6 Hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
674.6 Hectares
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
35th
of 43 countries
All-time high
723 Hectares
in 2018
All-time low
414 Hectares
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in New Zealand, 1985–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 674.6 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in New Zealand peaked at 723 Hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 414 Hectares, in 1985.
New Zealand ranks 35th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 414 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 414 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 414 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 414 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 414 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 414.7 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 416 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 416 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 416 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 416 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 420 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 420 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 420 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 420 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 420 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 420 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 418 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 418 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 418 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 483 Hectares | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 488 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 462 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 617 Hectares | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 522 Hectares | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 542 Hectares | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 570 Hectares | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 542 Hectares | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 580 Hectares | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 618 Hectares | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 663 Hectares | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 683 Hectares | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 668 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 693 Hectares | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 723 Hectares | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 703 Hectares | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 681 Hectares | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 690 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 691 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 686.21 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 674.6 Hectares | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 414 Hectares | 414 Hectares | 414 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 417.87 Hectares | 414.7 Hectares | 420 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 478.8 Hectares | 418 Hectares | 617 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 644.3 Hectares | 542 Hectares | 723 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 684.56 Hectares | 674.6 Hectares | 691 Hectares | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0722 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in New Zealand?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in New Zealand was 674.6 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 723 Hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 414 Hectares in 1985.
- How does New Zealand rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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