New Zealand vs Niger: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
New Zealand
1.76 hectares per person
in 2025
Niger
1.67 hectares per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
19th
Niger rank
21st
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Niger
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.76 hectares per person against 1.67 hectares per person in Niger, a difference of 0.09 hectares per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
New Zealand ranks 19th and Niger ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 hectares per person | 7.93 hectares per person | 2.82 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 4.59 hectares per person | 5.8 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.5 hectares per person | 4.41 hectares per person | 0.0897 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.64 hectares per person | 3.7 hectares per person | 0.054 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per person | 3.01 hectares per person | 0.1223 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.37 hectares per person | 2.34 hectares per person | 0.029 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 0.076 hectares per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, New Zealand or Niger?
- New Zealand, at 1.76 hectares per person against 1.67 hectares per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between New Zealand and Niger?
- 0.09 hectares per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Niger rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 19th and Niger ranks 21st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.