Cropland — Share in Land area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cropland — Share in Land area was 2.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.26 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in New Zealand peaked at 2.62 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.51 %, in 1974.
New Zealand ranks 184th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 % | 1.54 % | 1.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 % | 1.51 % | 1.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 % | 1.6 % | 1.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 % | 1.62 % | 1.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 % | 1.72 % | 2.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 % | 2.06 % | 2.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 % | 2.25 % | 2.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 2.74 % compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 2.68 % compare
- 183 Chile 2.57 % compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam 2.26 % compare
- 186 Norway 2.22 % compare
- 187 Saudi Arabia 2.14 % compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 341,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 15,836 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 21,938 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 175,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 276,479 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 279,819 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in New Zealand?
- Cropland — share in land area in New Zealand was 2.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 % in 1974.
- How does New Zealand rank for cropland — share in land area?
- New Zealand ranks 184th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Land 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.