Temporary fallow — Area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Temporary fallow — Area was 58.39 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary fallow — Area in New Zealand, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 58.39 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in New Zealand peaked at 72.88 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 57.44 1000 ha, in 2006.
New Zealand ranks 125th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58.45 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 57.62 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.51 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 60.89 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.33 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.44 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 61.29 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 61.23 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.73 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 65.92 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 60.21 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 65.64 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 68.79 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 72.88 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 60.04 1000 ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 67.89 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 60.92 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 64.86 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 66.14 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 62.44 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 68.9 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 59.62 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 58.17 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 58.39 1000 ha | +0.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 58.39 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.11 1000 ha, 5.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 58.39 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6 1000 ha, 22.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.94 1000 ha | 57.44 1000 ha | 61.73 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.33 1000 ha | 60.04 1000 ha | 72.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5 1000 ha | 58.17 1000 ha | 68.9 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in New Zealand?
- Temporary fallow — area in New Zealand was 58.39 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 72.88 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.44 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for temporary fallow — area?
- New Zealand ranks 125th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 Temporary fallow — 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.