Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in New Zealand

New Zealand: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 778.2 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
778.2 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 223 countries
All-time high
778.89 1000 ha
in 2004
All-time low
763.2 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in New Zealand, 2001–2024

02004006008002001201220242001: 763.2 1000 ha2002: 770.6 1000 ha2003: 775 1000 ha2004: 778.9 1000 ha2005: 777.5 1000 ha2006: 777.3 1000 ha2007: 776.7 1000 ha2008: 776.3 1000 ha2009: 777.1 1000 ha2010: 774.6 1000 ha2011: 773.4 1000 ha2012: 772.2 1000 ha2013: 774.1 1000 ha2014: 774 1000 ha2015: 774.8 1000 ha2016: 775.4 1000 ha2017: 774.2 1000 ha2018: 773.3 1000 ha2019: 773.5 1000 ha2020: 773.3 1000 ha2021: 774 1000 ha2022: 773.3 1000 ha2023: 776.4 1000 ha2024: 778.2 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from modis in New Zealand is 778.2 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in New Zealand peaked at 778.89 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 763.2 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places New Zealand 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in New Zealand, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 763.2 1000 ha
2002 770.64 1000 ha +1.0%
2003 775 1000 ha +0.6%
2004 778.89 1000 ha +0.5%
2005 777.52 1000 ha -0.2%
2006 777.26 1000 ha -0.0%
2007 776.7 1000 ha -0.1%
2008 776.29 1000 ha -0.1%
2009 777.15 1000 ha +0.1%
2010 774.57 1000 ha -0.3%
2011 773.41 1000 ha -0.1%
2012 772.18 1000 ha -0.2%
2013 774.14 1000 ha +0.3%
2014 773.95 1000 ha -0.0%
2015 774.83 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 775.37 1000 ha +0.1%
2017 774.23 1000 ha -0.1%
2018 773.32 1000 ha -0.1%
2019 773.5 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 773.3 1000 ha -0.0%
2021 773.99 1000 ha +0.1%
2022 773.26 1000 ha -0.1%
2023 776.35 1000 ha +0.4%
2024 778.2 1000 ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 774.74 1000 ha 763.2 1000 ha 778.89 1000 ha 9
2010s 773.95 1000 ha 772.18 1000 ha 775.37 1000 ha 10
2020s 775.02 1000 ha 773.26 1000 ha 778.2 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 33 Peru 858.87 1000 ha compare
  2. 34 Ethiopia 813.94 1000 ha compare
  3. 35 Egypt 801.56 1000 ha compare
  4. 37 Papua New Guinea 772.79 1000 ha compare
  5. 38 Myanmar 709.35 1000 ha compare
  6. 39 Bangladesh 676.8 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in New Zealand?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in New Zealand was 778.2 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 778.89 1000 ha in 2004.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 763.2 1000 ha in 2001.
How does New Zealand rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
New Zealand ranks 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.