Agriculture — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Agriculture — Area was 9,693 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in New Zealand is 9,693 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in New Zealand peaked at 15,188 1000 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9,693 1000 ha, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,232 1000 ha | 13,091 1000 ha | 13,316 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,813 1000 ha | 13,086 1000 ha | 14,498 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,481 1000 ha | 14,100 1000 ha | 15,188 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,207 1000 ha | 12,497 1000 ha | 13,917 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,773 1000 ha | 11,374 1000 ha | 12,340 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,902 1000 ha | 10,345 1000 ha | 11,408 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,896 1000 ha | 9,693 1000 ha | 10,175 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 799 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 34.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,097 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in New Zealand?
- Agriculture — area in New Zealand was 9,693 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15,188 1000 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,693 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for agriculture — area?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.