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 68th out of 240 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 799 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 34.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,097 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (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 68th out of 240 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.