Other land — Area in New Zealand

New Zealand: Other land — Area was 6,403 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,403 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
68th
of 240 countries
All-time high
6,484 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
3,042 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in New Zealand, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 3.0k 1000 ha1991: 3.2k 1000 ha1992: 3.3k 1000 ha1993: 3.4k 1000 ha1994: 3.5k 1000 ha1995: 3.6k 1000 ha1996: 3.7k 1000 ha1997: 3.8k 1000 ha1998: 3.9k 1000 ha1999: 4.0k 1000 ha2000: 4.1k 1000 ha2001: 4.3k 1000 ha2002: 4.5k 1000 ha2003: 4.6k 1000 ha2004: 4.6k 1000 ha2005: 4.8k 1000 ha2006: 5.1k 1000 ha2007: 5.0k 1000 ha2008: 5.1k 1000 ha2009: 5.0k 1000 ha2010: 5.1k 1000 ha2011: 5.1k 1000 ha2012: 5.3k 1000 ha2013: 5.4k 1000 ha2014: 5.4k 1000 ha2015: 5.8k 1000 ha2016: 5.8k 1000 ha2017: 5.8k 1000 ha2018: 5.9k 1000 ha2019: 6.0k 1000 ha2020: 6.2k 1000 ha2021: 6.1k 1000 ha2022: 6.5k 1000 ha2023: 6.5k 1000 ha2024: 6.4k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 65 Japan 6,958 1000 ha compare
  2. 66 Burkina Faso 6,882 1000 ha compare
  3. 67 Italy 6,743 1000 ha compare
  4. 69 Poland 6,395 1000 ha compare
  5. 70 United Arab Emirates 6,362 1000 ha compare
  6. 71 Zimbabwe 6,275 1000 ha compare

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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

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.