Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1981
All-time low
0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 37th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0526 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0392 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 34 Zimbabwe 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Kenya 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Chad 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Angola 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Colombia 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.