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.
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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.