Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 34.55 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 34.55 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — share in land area in New Zealand peaked at 55.96 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 34.55 %, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 42nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 48.92 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 49.03 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 48.79 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 48.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 48.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 48.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.18 % | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 48.16 % | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.68 % | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 49.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.38 % | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 52.88 % | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 52.58 % | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 53.42 % | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 53.13 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 53.76 % | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 55.96 % | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 53.74 % | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 53.58 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 53.09 % | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 52.72 % | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 52.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.45 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 52.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 51.94 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 51.23 % | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 50.62 % | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.01 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 48.8 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 48.19 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 47.58 % | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 46.97 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 46.36 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 45.75 % | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 45.14 % | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 44.53 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 43.92 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 43.25 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 43.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.63 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 41.45 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.73 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.21 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 41.58 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 41.16 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.37 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 39.83 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 39.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.61 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 38 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.63 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 36.93 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.28 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 36.02 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 34.72 % | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 34.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.55 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.71 % | 48.18 % | 49.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.88 % | 48.16 % | 53.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.23 % | 51.94 % | 55.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.49 % | 45.75 % | 51.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.88 % | 41.21 % | 45.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.17 % | 36.93 % | 41.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.24 % | 34.55 % | 36.28 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in New Zealand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in New Zealand was 34.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 55.96 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.55 % in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land 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.