Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate was -0.2413 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded -0.2413 % change on previous year for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in New Zealand peaked at 4.09 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -3.97 % change on previous year, in 1982.
That places New Zealand 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.6663 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.3115 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2174 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1965 | -0.4957 % change on previous year | -328.1% |
| 1966 | -0.1479 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1091 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 1969 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -15798.8% |
| 1970 | -0.0237 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1971 | -0.0158 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -20103.1% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 3.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1977 | -0.5674 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 1978 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -380.1% |
| 1979 | -0.5332 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1980 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -322.5% |
| 1981 | 4.09 % change on previous year | +244.7% |
| 1982 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 1983 | -0.2898 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1984 | -0.9285 % change on previous year | +220.4% |
| 1985 | -0.6939 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | -0.5115 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -0.2896 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1989 | -0.6754 % change on previous year | +133.2% |
| 1990 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +102.4% |
| 1991 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1992 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1993 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1994 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1995 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1997 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1998 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1999 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2000 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2001 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2002 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2003 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1668 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2005 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -1061.6% |
| 2006 | -2.77 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6781 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 2008 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -281.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8846 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 2010 | -1 % change on previous year | -213.6% |
| 2011 | -0.083 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 2012 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +2124.1% |
| 2013 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2765 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2015 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +909.7% |
| 2016 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7995 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 2018 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -319.5% |
| 2019 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2020 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2021 | -0.7118 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 2022 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +408.0% |
| 2023 | -0.2516 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 2024 | -0.2413 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +20103.1% | -0.0158 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | -15798.8% | 0.0078 % change on previous year | -1.22 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -2124.1% | -0.083 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1061.6% | 0.1668 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -909.7% | -0.2765 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0693 % change on previous year | -1.22 % change on previous year | 0.6663 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9956 % change on previous year | -0.5674 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2082 % change on previous year | -3.97 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.26 % change on previous year | -1.37 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9454 % change on previous year | -2.77 % change on previous year | 0.8846 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | 0.7995 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.32 % change on previous year | -3.62 % change on previous year | -0.2413 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 189 North Macedonia -0.1258 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Myanmar -0.1681 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Mongolia -0.1891 % change on previous year compare
- 193 USSR -0.2444 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Isle of Man -0.2509 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Azerbaijan -0.3313 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.6757 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.3846 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in New Zealand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in New Zealand was -0.2413 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.97 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does New Zealand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.