Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 100 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 100 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in New Zealand peaked at 100 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.72 %, in 1963.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.97 % | — |
| 1962 | 20.69 % | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 18.72 % | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 19.95 % | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 22.91 % | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 20.69 % | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 20.44 % | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 21.67 % | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 23.4 % | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 27.34 % | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 29.56 % | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 33.27 % | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 33.61 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 33.96 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 36.28 % | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 38.18 % | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 38.27 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.12 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 36.64 % | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 42.07 % | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 44.2 % | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 46.38 % | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 47.67 % | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 48.48 % | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 50 % | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 52.17 % | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 57.76 % | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 65.48 % | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 66.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 65.57 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 65.97 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.55 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.15 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 64.75 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 64.36 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.96 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.57 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.79 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 100 % | +59.3% |
| 2002 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.72 % | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 100 % | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.83 % | 18.72 % | 23.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.52 % | 27.34 % | 38.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.03 % | 42.07 % | 66.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.8 % | 63.18 % | 65.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.65 % | 62.79 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 5 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0149 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -20.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in New Zealand?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in New Zealand was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.72 % in 1963.
- How does New Zealand rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.