Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0175 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0175 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
19th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0527 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0175 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0175 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0527 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 19th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0517 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0509 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0479 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0467 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0428 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0419 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0373 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0355 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0345 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0336 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0175 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 18.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0175 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 Square kilometres per person, 73.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 Square kilometres per person | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 16 Sudan 0.0183 Square kilometres per person compare
- 17 Libya 0.0182 Square kilometres per person compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 0.0176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 20 Argentina 0.0164 Square kilometres per person compare
- 21 Congo 0.0162 Square kilometres per person compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.0147 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0175 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.