Grassland — Area from MODIS in New Zealand
New Zealand: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 9,766 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in New Zealand, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 9,766 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in New Zealand peaked at 9,997 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,545 1000 ha, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 43rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,545 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 9,747 1000 ha | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 9,724 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9,997 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 9,702 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9,701 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,386 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 9,001 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 8,896 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8,575 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 8,702 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8,714 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8,596 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8,801 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9,030 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 9,136 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9,117 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9,209 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,202 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,275 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9,321 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,688 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 9,933 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 9,766 1000 ha | -1.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 9,766 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294.06 1000 ha, 33.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 9,766 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.29 1000 ha, 220.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,411 1000 ha | 8,545 1000 ha | 9,997 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,908 1000 ha | 8,575 1000 ha | 9,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,597 1000 ha | 9,275 1000 ha | 9,933 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in New Zealand?
- Grassland — area from modis in New Zealand was 9,766 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9,997 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,545 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for grassland — area from modis?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.