Eritrea vs New Zealand: Agricultural land per capita
Eritrea
2.19 hectares per capita
in 2023
New Zealand
1.88 hectares per capita
in 2023
Eritrea rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
26th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Eritrea
- New Zealand
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.19 hectares per capita against 1.88 hectares per capita in New Zealand, a difference of 0.31 hectares per capita.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 26th of 226 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6 hectares per capita | 3.49 hectares per capita | 0.104 hectares per capita | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.94 hectares per capita | 2.88 hectares per capita | 0.054 hectares per capita | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.45 hectares per capita | 2.37 hectares per capita | 0.0827 hectares per capita | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.25 hectares per capita | 1.94 hectares per capita | 0.3039 hectares per capita | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Eritrea or New Zealand?
- Eritrea, at 2.19 hectares per capita against 1.88 hectares per capita in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Eritrea and New Zealand?
- 0.31 hectares per capita, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and New Zealand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 26th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land 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 land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.