Other land — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Other land — Area was 6,403 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 6,403 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in New Zealand peaked at 6,484 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,042 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 73rd out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,042 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,152 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,262 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 3,372 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3,482 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3,592 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,702 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3,811 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3,921 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4,031 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 4,141 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 4,299 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4,457 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4,623 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 4,591 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4,770 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 5,107 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 4,995 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 5,108 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4,993 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 5,075 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5,112 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,274 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5,378 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5,368 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,772 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 5,847 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5,793 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,915 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6,044 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6,212 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6,123 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6,484 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 6,452 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6,403 1000 ha | -0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 6,403 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 7.9× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 6,403 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 22.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,537 1000 ha | 3,042 1000 ha | 4,031 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,708 1000 ha | 4,141 1000 ha | 5,108 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,558 1000 ha | 5,075 1000 ha | 6,044 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,335 1000 ha | 6,123 1000 ha | 6,484 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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 other land — area in New Zealand?
- Other land — area in New Zealand was 6,403 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6,484 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,042 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for other land — area?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.