Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — New Zealand

Agricultural land share in New Zealand in 2023 — 36.88%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 13.11 pp.

2023 36.88% −0.14 pp vs 2022
World rank 108of 209
Period maximum 57.68%1981
Period minimum 36.88%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — New Zealand, 1961–20233040506019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 49.99%1963: 50.47%1965: 50.33%1967: 50.31%1969: 49.72%1971: 49.7%1973: 51.2%1975: 52.95%1977: 54.22%1979: 54.85%1981: 57.68%1983: 55.42%1985: 54.66%1987: 54.21%1989: 53.55%1991: 52.25%1993: 51.06%1995: 49.86%1997: 48.66%1999: 47.46%2001: 46.27%2003: 45.03%2005: 44.48%2007: 43.63%2009: 43.64%2011: 43.18%2013: 42.18%2015: 40.68%2017: 40.42%2019: 39.29%2021: 38.64%2023: 36.88%
Change over the period: −13.11 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 36.88%
World 36.93%
Australia and New Zealand computed 46.88%
High-income countries computed 28.2%
Agricultural land share — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 36.88 −0.14 pp
2022 37.02 −1.63 pp
2021 38.64 +0.08 pp
2020 38.56 −0.73 pp
2019 39.29 −0.58 pp
2018 39.87 −0.55 pp
2017 40.42 +0.11 pp
2016 40.31 −0.37 pp
2015 40.68 −1.53 pp
2014 42.22 +0.04 pp
2013 42.18 −0.39 pp
2012 42.57 −0.61 pp
2011 43.18 −0.14 pp
2010 43.33 −0.31 pp
2009 43.64 +0.44 pp
2008 43.2 −0.43 pp
2007 43.63 +0.43 pp
2006 43.2 −1.28 pp
2005 44.48 −0.68 pp
2004 45.16 +0.12 pp
2003 45.03 −0.63 pp
2002 45.67 −0.6 pp
2001 46.27 −0.6 pp
2000 46.86 −0.6 pp
1999 47.46 −0.6 pp
1998 48.06 −0.6 pp
1997 48.66 −0.6 pp
1996 49.26 −0.6 pp
1995 49.86 −0.6 pp
1994 50.46 −0.6 pp
1993 51.06 −0.6 pp
1992 51.65 −0.6 pp
1991 52.25 −0.6 pp
1990 52.85 −0.7 pp
1989 53.55 −0.34 pp
1988 53.89 −0.32 pp
1987 54.21 −0.44 pp
1986 54.65 −0.02 pp
1985 54.66 −0.3 pp
1984 54.97 −0.45 pp
1983 55.42 −0.11 pp
1982 55.52 −2.16 pp
1981 57.68 +2.27 pp
1980 55.41 +0.56 pp
1979 54.85 −0.21 pp
1978 55.06 +0.84 pp
1977 54.22 −0.29 pp
1976 54.51 +1.56 pp
1975 52.95 +1.77 pp
1974 51.18 −0.02 pp
1973 51.2 −0.02 pp
1972 51.22 +1.52 pp
1971 49.7 −0.01 pp
1970 49.71 −0.01 pp
1969 49.72 −0.6 pp
1968 50.31 +0 pp
1967 50.31 +0.05 pp
1966 50.26 −0.07 pp
1965 50.33 −0.24 pp
1964 50.57 +0.11 pp
1963 50.47 +0.15 pp
1962 50.31 +0.32 pp
1961 49.99

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 47.22 NZ New Zealand 36.88

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.