New Zealand Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- New Zealand arable land for 2018 was 491,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
- New Zealand arable land for 2017 was 491,000, a 9.24% decline from 2016.
- New Zealand arable land for 2016 was 541,000, a 13.18% increase from 2015.
- New Zealand arable land for 2015 was 478,000, a 18.98% decline from 2014.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
United States |
157,736,800 |
Argentina |
39,200,000 |
Canada |
38,687,000 |
Australia |
30,974,000 |
France |
18,126,400 |
Spain |
11,884,252 |
Germany |
11,731,000 |
Poland |
11,009,000 |
Italy |
6,723,000 |
United Kingdom |
6,037,787 |
Hungary |
4,324,000 |
Japan |
4,142,000 |
Saudi Arabia |
3,437,000 |
Sweden |
2,550,000 |
Czech Republic |
2,484,000 |
Denmark |
2,392,000 |
Finland |
2,244,000 |
Greece |
2,136,600 |
Lithuania |
2,115,000 |
Uruguay |
1,976,900 |
South Korea |
1,374,000 |
Slovak Republic |
1,348,000 |
Austria |
1,327,150 |
Latvia |
1,295,000 |
Chile |
1,213,000 |
Netherlands |
1,021,000 |
Portugal |
919,180 |
Belgium |
850,000 |
Croatia |
804,000 |
Norway |
803,210 |
Estonia |
688,000 |
Panama |
565,000 |
New Zealand |
491,000 |
Ireland |
451,000 |
Switzerland |
398,139 |
Israel |
383,500 |
Slovenia |
181,780 |
Iceland |
121,000 |
Cyprus |
104,005 |
Oman |
76,660 |
Luxembourg |
62,114 |
Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
UAE |
42,300 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
25,000 |
Isle of Man |
23,100 |
Qatar |
14,000 |
Malta |
9,070 |
Bahamas |
8,000 |
Kuwait |
8,000 |
Barbados |
7,000 |
New Caledonia |
5,970 |
Brunei |
5,000 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
5,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4,000 |
Channel Islands |
3,820 |
Faroe Islands |
3,000 |
Hong Kong |
3,000 |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
Liechtenstein |
2,160 |
Aruba |
2,000 |
San Marino |
1,985 |
Bahrain |
1,600 |
Guam |
1,000 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
1,000 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
1,000 |
British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
Andorra |
830 |
Singapore |
560 |
Bermuda |
300 |
Palau |
300 |
Cayman Islands |
200 |
Seychelles |
150 |
New Zealand Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2018 |
491,000 |
0.10 |
1.86% |
2017 |
491,000 |
0.10 |
1.86% |
2016 |
541,000 |
0.11 |
2.05% |
2015 |
478,000 |
0.10 |
1.82% |
2014 |
590,000 |
0.13 |
2.24% |
2013 |
547,000 |
0.12 |
2.08% |
2012 |
509,000 |
0.12 |
1.93% |
2011 |
471,000 |
0.11 |
1.79% |
2010 |
499,000 |
0.11 |
1.90% |
2009 |
471,000 |
0.11 |
1.79% |
2008 |
453,000 |
0.11 |
1.72% |
2007 |
431,000 |
0.10 |
1.64% |
2006 |
399,000 |
0.10 |
1.52% |
2005 |
425,000 |
0.10 |
1.61% |
2004 |
420,000 |
0.10 |
1.60% |
2003 |
415,000 |
0.10 |
1.58% |
2002 |
476,000 |
0.12 |
1.81% |
2001 |
1,500,000 |
0.39 |
5.70% |
2000 |
1,500,000 |
0.39 |
5.70% |
1999 |
1,555,000 |
0.41 |
5.91% |
1998 |
1,555,000 |
0.41 |
5.91% |
1997 |
1,555,000 |
0.41 |
5.91% |
1996 |
1,558,000 |
0.42 |
5.92% |
1995 |
1,579,000 |
0.43 |
6.00% |
1994 |
1,707,000 |
0.47 |
6.48% |
1993 |
1,930,000 |
0.54 |
7.33% |
1992 |
2,075,000 |
0.59 |
7.88% |
1991 |
2,356,000 |
0.67 |
8.95% |
1990 |
2,645,000 |
0.79 |
10.05% |
1989 |
2,534,000 |
0.77 |
9.62% |
1988 |
2,519,000 |
0.77 |
9.57% |
1987 |
2,616,000 |
0.80 |
9.94% |
1986 |
2,585,000 |
0.80 |
9.82% |
1985 |
2,522,000 |
0.78 |
9.58% |
1984 |
2,562,000 |
0.79 |
9.73% |
1983 |
2,585,000 |
0.81 |
9.82% |
1982 |
2,547,000 |
0.81 |
9.67% |
1981 |
2,560,000 |
0.82 |
9.72% |
1980 |
2,616,000 |
0.84 |
9.94% |
1979 |
2,661,000 |
0.86 |
10.11% |
1978 |
2,702,000 |
0.87 |
10.26% |
1977 |
2,736,000 |
0.88 |
10.39% |
1976 |
2,761,000 |
0.89 |
10.49% |
1975 |
2,819,000 |
0.91 |
10.71% |
1974 |
2,889,000 |
0.96 |
10.97% |
1973 |
2,912,000 |
0.98 |
11.06% |
1972 |
2,951,000 |
1.02 |
11.21% |
1971 |
2,960,000 |
1.04 |
11.24% |
1970 |
2,965,000 |
1.05 |
11.26% |
1969 |
2,970,000 |
1.07 |
11.28% |
1968 |
2,970,000 |
1.08 |
11.28% |
1967 |
2,975,000 |
1.09 |
11.30% |
1966 |
2,975,000 |
1.11 |
11.30% |
1965 |
2,980,000 |
1.13 |
11.32% |
1964 |
2,980,000 |
1.15 |
11.32% |
1963 |
2,985,000 |
1.18 |
11.34% |
1962 |
2,990,000 |
1.20 |
11.36% |
1961 |
3,000,000 |
1.24 |
11.39% |