Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0515 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
32nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1106 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0515 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0515 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.1106 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0515 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 32nd 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 — Total area, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1106 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1079 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1057 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1035 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1019 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0974 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0965 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0952 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0938 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0922 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0904 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0885 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0868 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0861 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0861 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.086 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0857 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0848 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0837 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.083 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0824 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0825 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0818 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0811 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0804 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0766 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0758 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0749 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.074 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0729 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0702 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.069 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0678 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0648 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.064 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0634 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0628 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0615 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0607 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0603 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0568 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0556 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0546 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0515 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 7.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0515 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 7.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0965 Square kilometres per person | 0.1106 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0891 Square kilometres per person | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | 0.0952 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0832 Square kilometres per person | 0.0811 Square kilometres per person | 0.086 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | 0.0804 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0582 Square kilometres per person | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | 0.0615 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 29 Mali 0.0522 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 Uruguay 0.052 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Sweden 0.0502 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Bhutan 0.0488 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Niger 0.0484 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 — total area, per capita in New Zealand?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1106 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.