Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0128 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 — other areas, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0128 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0544 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.009 Square kilometres per person, in 1991.
That places New Zealand 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0503 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0498 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0477 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0402 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0379 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0377 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -75.4% |
| 1991 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0128 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 7.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0128 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 8.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -75.4% | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | 0.0379 Square kilometres per person | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | 0.0377 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 24 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0181 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Bolivia 0.0158 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Suriname 0.013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Bahamas 0.012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 Iran 0.0115 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 — other areas, per capita in New Zealand?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0128 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0544 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 Square kilometres per person in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.