Breakdown of habitable land area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Breakdown of habitable land area was 475,950 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in New Zealand, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in New Zealand is 475,950 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over five years.
That places New Zealand 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 460,250 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 469,490 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 471,960 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 474,380 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 475,950 hectares | +0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 475,950 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 22.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 475,950 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 51.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in New Zealand?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in New Zealand was 475,950 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 475,950 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 460,250 hectares in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- New Zealand ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.