New Zealand Arable Land 1961-2024
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 2021 was 616,000, a 16.89% increase from 2020.
- New Zealand arable land for 2020 was 527,000, a 3.48% decline from 2019.
- New Zealand arable land for 2019 was 546,000, a 5.3% increase from 2018.
- New Zealand arable land for 2018 was 518,500, a 5.6% increase from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
United States |
157,736,800 |
Argentina |
42,208,760 |
Canada |
38,259,000 |
Australia |
31,265,000 |
France |
17,956,560 |
Germany |
11,658,000 |
Spain |
11,550,053 |
Poland |
11,078,760 |
Italy |
7,192,812 |
United Kingdom |
6,009,804 |
Hungary |
4,139,704 |
Japan |
4,086,000 |
Saudi Arabia |
3,430,000 |
Sweden |
2,535,170 |
Czech Republic |
2,475,335 |
Denmark |
2,357,000 |
Lithuania |
2,279,000 |
Finland |
2,243,000 |
Greece |
2,131,930 |
Uruguay |
2,030,605 |
Latvia |
1,362,000 |
South Korea |
1,343,000 |
Slovak Republic |
1,326,000 |
Austria |
1,319,765 |
Chile |
1,313,900 |
Netherlands |
1,003,000 |
Portugal |
965,234 |
Belgium |
865,640 |
Croatia |
857,000 |
Norway |
804,000 |
Estonia |
700,000 |
New Zealand |
616,000 |
Panama |
565,000 |
Ireland |
436,000 |
Switzerland |
395,465 |
Israel |
377,000 |
Slovenia |
180,950 |
Iceland |
121,000 |
Cyprus |
95,157 |
Oman |
82,610 |
Luxembourg |
62,472 |
UAE |
50,300 |
Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
25,000 |
Isle of Man |
23,200 |
Qatar |
21,000 |
Bahamas |
8,000 |
Kuwait |
8,000 |
Malta |
7,800 |
Barbados |
7,000 |
New Caledonia |
5,970 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
5,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4,000 |
Brunei |
4,000 |
Channel Islands |
3,630 |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
Bahrain |
2,100 |
Hong Kong |
2,000 |
Aruba |
2,000 |
San Marino |
1,985 |
Liechtenstein |
1,730 |
Guam |
1,000 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
900 |
Andorra |
748 |
Singapore |
560 |
Palau |
300 |
Bermuda |
300 |
Cayman Islands |
200 |
Seychelles |
150 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
80 |
Faroe Islands |
70 |
New Zealand Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2021 |
616,000 |
0.12 |
2.34% |
2020 |
527,000 |
0.10 |
2.00% |
2019 |
546,000 |
0.11 |
2.07% |
2018 |
518,500 |
0.11 |
1.97% |
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 |
401,400 |
0.10 |
1.52% |
2001 |
401,700 |
0.10 |
1.53% |
2000 |
403,879 |
0.10 |
1.53% |
1999 |
403,095 |
0.11 |
1.53% |
1998 |
400,333 |
0.10 |
1.52% |
1997 |
397,578 |
0.11 |
1.51% |
1996 |
396,832 |
0.11 |
1.51% |
1995 |
394,148 |
0.11 |
1.50% |
1994 |
391,459 |
0.11 |
1.49% |
1993 |
390,785 |
0.11 |
1.48% |
1992 |
387,087 |
0.11 |
1.47% |
1991 |
381,000 |
0.11 |
1.45% |
1990 |
380,000 |
0.11 |
1.44% |
1989 |
378,500 |
0.11 |
1.44% |
1988 |
374,000 |
0.11 |
1.42% |
1987 |
420,000 |
0.13 |
1.60% |
1986 |
465,000 |
0.14 |
1.77% |
1985 |
469,000 |
0.14 |
1.78% |
1984 |
456,000 |
0.14 |
1.73% |
1983 |
446,500 |
0.14 |
1.70% |
1982 |
438,000 |
0.14 |
1.66% |
1981 |
415,500 |
0.13 |
1.58% |
1980 |
400,000 |
0.13 |
1.52% |
1979 |
420,000 |
0.14 |
1.60% |
1978 |
402,900 |
0.13 |
1.53% |
1977 |
401,200 |
0.13 |
1.52% |
1976 |
399,500 |
0.13 |
1.52% |
1975 |
383,500 |
0.12 |
1.46% |
1974 |
367,500 |
0.12 |
1.40% |
1973 |
371,650 |
0.13 |
1.41% |
1972 |
375,800 |
0.13 |
1.43% |
1971 |
376,000 |
0.13 |
1.43% |
1970 |
376,000 |
0.13 |
1.43% |
1969 |
378,000 |
0.14 |
1.44% |
1968 |
378,000 |
0.14 |
1.44% |
1967 |
378,000 |
0.14 |
1.44% |
1966 |
380,000 |
0.14 |
1.44% |
1965 |
380,000 |
0.14 |
1.44% |
1964 |
380,000 |
0.15 |
1.44% |
1963 |
380,000 |
0.15 |
1.44% |
1962 |
381,000 |
0.15 |
1.45% |
1961 |
381,000 |
0.16 |
1.45% |