Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
149th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
New Zealand ranks 149th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 146 Norway 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Yemen 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 150 Chile 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 152 Guam 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does New Zealand rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 149th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.