Arable land — all countries

Arable land — New Zealand

Arable land in New Zealand in 2023 — 520,000 ha. Ranked 123 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 36.5%.

2023 520,000 ha −2.44% vs 2022
World rank 123of 206
Period maximum 616,000 ha2021
Period minimum 367,500 ha1974

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — New Zealand, 1961–2023300,000400,000500,000600,000700,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 381,000 ha1963: 380,000 ha1965: 380,000 ha1967: 378,000 ha1969: 378,000 ha1971: 376,000 ha1973: 371,650 ha1975: 383,500 ha1977: 401,200 ha1979: 420,000 ha1981: 415,500 ha1983: 446,500 ha1985: 469,000 ha1987: 420,000 ha1989: 378,500 ha1991: 381,000 ha1993: 390,785 ha1995: 394,148 ha1997: 397,578 ha1999: 403,095 ha2001: 401,700 ha2003: 415,000 ha2005: 425,000 ha2007: 431,000 ha2009: 471,000 ha2011: 471,000 ha2013: 547,000 ha2015: 478,000 ha2017: 491,000 ha2019: 546,000 ha2021: 616,000 ha2023: 520,000 ha
Change over the period: +139,000 (+36.48%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2023

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

New Zealand 520,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
East Asia & Pacific computed 213M ha
Australia and New Zealand computed 31.51M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 520,000 −13,000 −2.44%
2022 533,000 −83,000 −13.47%
2021 616,000 +89,000 +16.89%
2020 527,000 −19,000 −3.48%
2019 546,000 +27,500 +5.3%
2018 518,500 +27,500 +5.6%
2017 491,000 −50,000 −9.24%
2016 541,000 +63,000 +13.18%
2015 478,000 −112,000 −18.98%
2014 590,000 +43,000 +7.86%
2013 547,000 +38,000 +7.47%
2012 509,000 +38,000 +8.07%
2011 471,000 −28,000 −5.61%
2010 499,000 +28,000 +5.94%
2009 471,000 +18,000 +3.97%
2008 453,000 +22,000 +5.1%
2007 431,000 +32,000 +8.02%
2006 399,000 −26,000 −6.12%
2005 425,000 +5,000 +1.19%
2004 420,000 +5,000 +1.2%
2003 415,000 +13,600 +3.39%
2002 401,400 −300 −0.07%
2001 401,700 −2,179 −0.54%
2000 403,879 +784 +0.19%
1999 403,095 +2,762 +0.69%
1998 400,333 +2,755 +0.69%
1997 397,578 +747 +0.19%
1996 396,832 +2,683 +0.68%
1995 394,148 +2,690 +0.69%
1994 391,459 +674 +0.17%
1993 390,785 +3,697 +0.96%
1992 387,087 +6,087 +1.6%
1991 381,000 +1,000 +0.26%
1990 380,000 +1,500 +0.4%
1989 378,500 +4,500 +1.2%
1988 374,000 −46,000 −10.95%
1987 420,000 −45,000 −9.68%
1986 465,000 −4,000 −0.85%
1985 469,000 +13,000 +2.85%
1984 456,000 +9,500 +2.13%
1983 446,500 +8,500 +1.94%
1982 438,000 +22,500 +5.42%
1981 415,500 +15,500 +3.88%
1980 400,000 −20,000 −4.76%
1979 420,000 +17,100 +4.24%
1978 402,900 +1,700 +0.42%
1977 401,200 +1,700 +0.43%
1976 399,500 +16,000 +4.17%
1975 383,500 +16,000 +4.35%
1974 367,500 −4,150 −1.12%
1973 371,650 −4,150 −1.1%
1972 375,800 −200 −0.05%
1971 376,000 +0 +0%
1970 376,000 −2,000 −0.53%
1969 378,000 +0 +0%
1968 378,000 +0 +0%
1967 378,000 −2,000 −0.53%
1966 380,000 +0 +0%
1965 380,000 +0 +0%
1964 380,000 +0 +0%
1963 380,000 −1,000 −0.26%
1962 381,000 +0 +0%
1961 381,000

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 30.99M NZ New Zealand 520,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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