Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing β Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing β Area was 2,346 1000 ha in 2024. βΌ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing 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 - nat. growing β area in New Zealand stood at 2,346 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 - nat. growing β area in New Zealand peaked at 3,380 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,346 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,040 1000 ha | 2,769 1000 ha | 3,380 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,659 1000 ha | 2,508 1000 ha | 2,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,393 1000 ha | 2,346 1000 ha | 2,463 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Recovered paper β Production 341,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 15,836 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 21,938 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 175,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 276,479 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 279,819 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing β area in New Zealand?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing β area in New Zealand was 2,346 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing β area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,380 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing β area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,346 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing β area?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing 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 - Nat. growing 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.