Inland waters — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Inland waters — Area was 440 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 440 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in New Zealand peaked at 440 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 440 1000 ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 75th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in New Zealand?
- Inland waters — area in New Zealand was 440 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 440 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 440 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for inland waters — area?
- New Zealand ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — 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 Inland waters — 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.