Arable land — Area, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2006.
New Zealand ranks 98th of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.6757 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.3846 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in New Zealand?
- Arable land — area, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.