Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated β Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated β Area was 6,751 1000 ha in 2024. βΌ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated β Area in New Zealand, 2001β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area in New Zealand stood at 6,751 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area in New Zealand peaked at 8,378 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,751 1000 ha, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 5th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,183 1000 ha | 7,983 1000 ha | 8,378 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,655 1000 ha | 7,217 1000 ha | 8,056 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,886 1000 ha | 6,751 1000 ha | 7,090 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 2 Turkmenistan 37,937 1000 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 19,620 1000 ha compare
- 4 France 8,785 1000 ha compare
- 4 Mayotte 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 6 Paraguay 6,718 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Canada 4,829 1000 ha compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -2.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.63 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 31.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area in New Zealand?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area in New Zealand was 6,751 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8,378 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,751 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area?
- New Zealand ranks 5th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated β area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated β 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.