Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,345 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in New Zealand, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in New Zealand is 1,345 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in New Zealand peaked at 1,345 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 677.97 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places New Zealand 91st out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 677.97 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,052 Square kilometres | +55.1% |
| 2015 | 1,291 Square kilometres | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 1,328 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,345 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,345 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 453.53 Square kilometres, 3.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,345 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,763 Square kilometres, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 677.97 Square kilometres | 677.97 Square kilometres | 677.97 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,171 Square kilometres | 1,052 Square kilometres | 1,291 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,336 Square kilometres | 1,328 Square kilometres | 1,345 Square kilometres | 2 |
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 132,218 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 20.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0051 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in New Zealand?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in New Zealand was 1,345 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,345 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 677.97 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- New Zealand ranks 91st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Loss of cropland. 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