New Zealand vs Niger: Agricultural land per capita
New Zealand
1.88 hectares per capita
in 2023
Niger
1.78 hectares per capita
in 2023
New Zealand rank
26th
Niger rank
28th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Niger
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.88 hectares per capita against 1.78 hectares per capita in Niger, a difference of 0.1 hectares per capita.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
New Zealand ranks 26th and Niger ranks 28th of 226 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 | 5.05 hectares per capita | 7.84 hectares per capita | 2.79 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 1970s | 4.56 hectares per capita | 5.8 hectares per capita | 1.24 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.46 hectares per capita | 4.41 hectares per capita | 0.0495 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.64 hectares per capita | 3.7 hectares per capita | 0.0601 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per capita | 3.01 hectares per capita | 0.1229 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.37 hectares per capita | 2.34 hectares per capita | 0.027 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.94 hectares per capita | 1.87 hectares per capita | 0.0707 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, New Zealand or Niger?
- New Zealand, at 1.88 hectares per capita against 1.78 hectares per capita in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between New Zealand and Niger?
- 0.1 hectares per capita, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Niger rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 26th and Niger ranks 28th 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.