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Land area — New Zealand

Land area in New Zealand in 2023 — 263,310 km². Ranked 75 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 263,310 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 75of 215
Period maximum 263,310 km²1961
Period minimum 263,310 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — New Zealand, 1961–2023220,000240,000260,000280,000300,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 263,310 km²1963: 263,310 km²1965: 263,310 km²1967: 263,310 km²1969: 263,310 km²1971: 263,310 km²1973: 263,310 km²1975: 263,310 km²1977: 263,310 km²1979: 263,310 km²1981: 263,310 km²1983: 263,310 km²1985: 263,310 km²1987: 263,310 km²1989: 263,310 km²1991: 263,310 km²1993: 263,310 km²1995: 263,310 km²1997: 263,310 km²1999: 263,310 km²2001: 263,310 km²2003: 263,310 km²2005: 263,310 km²2007: 263,310 km²2009: 263,310 km²2011: 263,310 km²2013: 263,310 km²2015: 263,310 km²2017: 263,310 km²2019: 263,310 km²2021: 263,310 km²2023: 263,310 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

New Zealand 263,310 km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Australia and New Zealand computed 7.96M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 263,310 +0 +0%
2022 263,310 +0 +0%
2021 263,310 +0 +0%
2020 263,310 +0 +0%
2019 263,310 +0 +0%
2018 263,310 +0 +0%
2017 263,310 +0 +0%
2016 263,310 +0 +0%
2015 263,310 +0 +0%
2014 263,310 +0 +0%
2013 263,310 +0 +0%
2012 263,310 +0 +0%
2011 263,310 +0 +0%
2010 263,310 +0 +0%
2009 263,310 +0 +0%
2008 263,310 +0 +0%
2007 263,310 +0 +0%
2006 263,310 +0 +0%
2005 263,310 +0 +0%
2004 263,310 +0 +0%
2003 263,310 +0 +0%
2002 263,310 +0 +0%
2001 263,310 +0 +0%
2000 263,310 +0 +0%
1999 263,310 +0 +0%
1998 263,310 +0 +0%
1997 263,310 +0 +0%
1996 263,310 +0 +0%
1995 263,310 +0 +0%
1994 263,310 +0 +0%
1993 263,310 +0 +0%
1992 263,310 +0 +0%
1991 263,310 +0 +0%
1990 263,310 +0 +0%
1989 263,310 +0 +0%
1988 263,310 +0 +0%
1987 263,310 +0 +0%
1986 263,310 +0 +0%
1985 263,310 +0 +0%
1984 263,310 +0 +0%
1983 263,310 +0 +0%
1982 263,310 +0 +0%
1981 263,310 +0 +0%
1980 263,310 +0 +0%
1979 263,310 +0 +0%
1978 263,310 +0 +0%
1977 263,310 +0 +0%
1976 263,310 +0 +0%
1975 263,310 +0 +0%
1974 263,310 +0 +0%
1973 263,310 +0 +0%
1972 263,310 +0 +0%
1971 263,310 +0 +0%
1970 263,310 +0 +0%
1969 263,310 +0 +0%
1968 263,310 +0 +0%
1967 263,310 +0 +0%
1966 263,310 +0 +0%
1965 263,310 +0 +0%
1964 263,310 +0 +0%
1963 263,310 +0 +0%
1962 263,310 +0 +0%
1961 263,310 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 7.69M NZ New Zealand 263,310
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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