Country area — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Country area — Area was 26,771 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 26,771 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in New Zealand peaked at 26,771 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26,771 1000 ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 80th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 77 Italy 30,207 1000 ha compare
- 78 Philippines 30,000 1000 ha compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 27,420 1000 ha compare
- 81 Gabon 26,767 1000 ha compare
- 82 Western Sahara 26,600 1000 ha compare
- 83 Ecuador 25,637 1000 ha compare
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 country area — area in New Zealand?
- Country area — area in New Zealand was 26,771 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26,771 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,771 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for country area — area?
- New Zealand ranks 80th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.