Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 9,772 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9,772 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
13,306 Hectares
in 1985
All-time low
9,772 Hectares
in 2024
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in New Zealand, 1985–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in New Zealand is 9,772 Hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in New Zealand peaked at 13,306 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9,772 Hectares, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13,306 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 13,263 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 13,227 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 13,200 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 13,182 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 13,164 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 13,151 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13,137 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 13,092 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13,036 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 12,952 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 12,886 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 12,810 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 12,752 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 12,706 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12,670 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12,637 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 12,610 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 12,610 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,675 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11,712 Hectares | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 11,375 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 11,604 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11,374 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 11,490 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11,408 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11,371 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11,209 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11,106 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,122 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10,850 Hectares | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10,674 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 10,779 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10,632 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10,428 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 10,234 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 10,175 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9,833 Hectares | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 9,805 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9,772 Hectares | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,236 Hectares | 13,182 Hectares | 13,306 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 12,969 Hectares | 12,706 Hectares | 13,164 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,076 Hectares | 11,374 Hectares | 12,675 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,958 Hectares | 10,428 Hectares | 11,408 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,964 Hectares | 9,772 Hectares | 10,234 Hectares | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate -0.1995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in New Zealand?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in New Zealand was 9,772 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 13,306 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,772 Hectares in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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