Bhutan vs New Zealand: Land area in hectares, per capita

Bhutan
4.85 hectares per person
in 2023
New Zealand
5.06 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
32nd

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
5101520196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.06 hectares per person against 4.85 hectares per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.21 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 17.92 hectares per person 10.08 hectares per person 7.85 hectares per person Bhutan
1970s 13.05 hectares per person 8.76 hectares per person 4.29 hectares per person Bhutan
1980s 9.39 hectares per person 8.19 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person Bhutan
1990s 7.49 hectares per person 7.25 hectares per person 0.237 hectares per person Bhutan
2000s 5.98 hectares per person 6.45 hectares per person 0.4693 hectares per person New Zealand
2010s 5.19 hectares per person 5.72 hectares per person 0.5343 hectares per person New Zealand
2020s 4.9 hectares per person 5.15 hectares per person 0.2523 hectares per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Bhutan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 5.06 hectares per person against 4.85 hectares per person in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Bhutan and New Zealand?
0.21 hectares per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.