Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 9,097 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 9,097 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 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, permanent meadows and pastures — area in New Zealand peaked at 14,735 1000 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9,097 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 59th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,826 1000 ha | 12,685 1000 ha | 12,910 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,396 1000 ha | 12,680 1000 ha | 14,065 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,015 1000 ha | 13,677 1000 ha | 14,735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,768 1000 ha | 12,046 1000 ha | 13,490 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,289 1000 ha | 10,852 1000 ha | 11,886 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,314 1000 ha | 9,725 1000 ha | 10,838 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,279 1000 ha | 9,097 1000 ha | 9,553 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (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 meadows and pastures — area in New Zealand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in New Zealand was 9,097 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 14,735 1000 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,097 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- New Zealand ranks 59th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.