Land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0506 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1088 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0506 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023

00.0250.050.0750.1196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0506 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.1088 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0506 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places New Zealand 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.1088 sq. km per person
1962 0.1061 sq. km per person -2.5%
1963 0.104 sq. km per person -2.0%
1964 0.1018 sq. km per person -2.1%
1965 0.1002 sq. km per person -1.6%
1966 0.0984 sq. km per person -1.8%
1967 0.0967 sq. km per person -1.8%
1968 0.0958 sq. km per person -0.9%
1969 0.095 sq. km per person -0.9%
1970 0.0937 sq. km per person -1.3%
1971 0.0923 sq. km per person -1.5%
1972 0.0907 sq. km per person -1.8%
1973 0.0889 sq. km per person -1.9%
1974 0.0871 sq. km per person -2.1%
1975 0.0854 sq. km per person -1.9%
1976 0.0847 sq. km per person -0.9%
1977 0.0844 sq. km per person -0.3%
1978 0.0844 sq. km per person -0.0%
1979 0.0847 sq. km per person +0.4%
1980 0.0846 sq. km per person -0.1%
1981 0.0843 sq. km per person -0.4%
1982 0.0834 sq. km per person -1.0%
1983 0.0823 sq. km per person -1.4%
1984 0.0816 sq. km per person -0.9%
1985 0.0811 sq. km per person -0.6%
1986 0.0811 sq. km per person +0.0%
1987 0.0804 sq. km per person -0.9%
1988 0.0802 sq. km per person -0.3%
1989 0.0798 sq. km per person -0.5%
1990 0.0791 sq. km per person -0.9%
1991 0.0753 sq. km per person -4.7%
1992 0.0746 sq. km per person -1.0%
1993 0.0737 sq. km per person -1.1%
1994 0.0727 sq. km per person -1.3%
1995 0.0717 sq. km per person -1.5%
1996 0.0706 sq. km per person -1.6%
1997 0.0696 sq. km per person -1.3%
1998 0.069 sq. km per person -0.9%
1999 0.0687 sq. km per person -0.5%
2000 0.0683 sq. km per person -0.6%
2001 0.0679 sq. km per person -0.6%
2002 0.0667 sq. km per person -1.7%
2003 0.0654 sq. km per person -2.0%
2004 0.0644 sq. km per person -1.5%
2005 0.0637 sq. km per person -1.1%
2006 0.0629 sq. km per person -1.2%
2007 0.0623 sq. km per person -0.9%
2008 0.0618 sq. km per person -0.8%
2009 0.0612 sq. km per person -1.0%
2010 0.0605 sq. km per person -1.1%
2011 0.0601 sq. km per person -0.8%
2012 0.0597 sq. km per person -0.5%
2013 0.0593 sq. km per person -0.8%
2014 0.0583 sq. km per person -1.6%
2015 0.0571 sq. km per person -2.0%
2016 0.0559 sq. km per person -2.2%
2017 0.0547 sq. km per person -2.1%
2018 0.0537 sq. km per person -1.8%
2019 0.053 sq. km per person -1.4%
2020 0.0519 sq. km per person -2.0%
2021 0.0518 sq. km per person -0.2%
2022 0.0518 sq. km per person +0.1%
2023 0.0506 sq. km per person -2.3%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0506 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 7.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0506 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 sq. km per person, 7.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1008 sq. km per person 0.095 sq. km per person 0.1088 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.0876 sq. km per person 0.0844 sq. km per person 0.0937 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.0819 sq. km per person 0.0798 sq. km per person 0.0846 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0725 sq. km per person 0.0687 sq. km per person 0.0791 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.0645 sq. km per person 0.0612 sq. km per person 0.0683 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0572 sq. km per person 0.053 sq. km per person 0.0605 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0515 sq. km per person 0.0506 sq. km per person 0.0519 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 29 Uruguay 0.0517 sq. km per person compare
  2. 30 Algeria 0.0516 sq. km per person compare
  3. 31 Mali 0.0513 sq. km per person compare
  4. 33 Bhutan 0.0485 sq. km per person compare
  5. 34 Niger 0.0484 sq. km per person compare
  6. 35 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1088 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.