Permanent crops — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Permanent crops — Area was 74 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in New Zealand stood at 74 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in New Zealand peaked at 74 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.87 1000 ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 125th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.65 1000 ha | 22.87 1000 ha | 26.39 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.23 1000 ha | 26.64 1000 ha | 30.65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.02 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.4 1000 ha | 44 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.5 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 71 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.69 1000 ha | 67 1000 ha | 74 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2 1000 ha | 72 1000 ha | 74 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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in New Zealand?
- Permanent crops — area in New Zealand was 74 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 74 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.87 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for permanent crops — area?
- New Zealand ranks 125th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.