Cropland — Area per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.11 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.17 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.11 ha/cap, in 2006.
New Zealand ranks 145th of 232 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 | 0.1556 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.137 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.144 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.121 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 145 Costa Rica 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Haiti 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Madagascar 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Sri Lanka 0.11 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in New Zealand?
- Cropland — area per capita in New Zealand was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for cropland — area per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.