Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 139,349 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in New Zealand stood at 139,349 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in New Zealand peaked at 140,399 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 139,349 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 139,839 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 140,174 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 140,255 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 140,399 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 139,860 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 139,349 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140,006 Square kilometres | 139,839 Square kilometres | 140,174 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 140,327 Square kilometres | 140,255 Square kilometres | 140,399 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 139,604 Square kilometres | 139,349 Square kilometres | 139,860 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 18 Colombia 151,344 Square kilometres compare
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- 22 Kenya 135,219 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Mauritania 108,977 Square kilometres compare
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- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 112,306 Square kilometres compare
- 24 Ethiopia 84,708 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -46.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -20.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in New Zealand?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in New Zealand was 139,349 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 140,399 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,349 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation