Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0506 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0506 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1088 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0506 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0506 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.1088 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0506 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1088 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1061 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.104 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1018 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0984 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0967 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0958 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.095 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0937 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0923 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0907 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0889 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0871 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0854 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0846 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0843 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0834 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0823 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0816 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0811 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0811 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0804 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0798 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0791 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0753 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0746 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0727 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0706 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0696 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.069 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0679 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0667 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0644 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0629 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0623 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0618 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0605 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0601 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0583 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0506 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 7.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0506 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 7.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1008 Square kilometres per person | 0.095 Square kilometres per person | 0.1088 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0876 Square kilometres per person | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | 0.0937 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | 0.0798 Square kilometres per person | 0.0846 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | 0.0687 Square kilometres per person | 0.0791 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0605 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 27 Uruguay 0.0517 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Mali 0.0513 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 Bhutan 0.0485 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Niger 0.0484 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 Square kilometres per person 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in New Zealand?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0506 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1088 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0506 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.