New Zealand vs USSR: Agricultural land per capita
New Zealand
1.88 hectares per capita
in 2023
USSR
1.9 hectares per capita
in 1991
New Zealand rank
26th
USSR rank
25th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- New Zealand
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 1.9 hectares per capita against 1.88 hectares per capita in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02 hectares per capita.
Across all 31 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 26th and USSR ranks 25th of 226 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.05 hectares per capita | 2.38 hectares per capita | 2.68 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.56 hectares per capita | 2.18 hectares per capita | 2.38 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.46 hectares per capita | 2.01 hectares per capita | 2.45 hectares per capita | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.02 hectares per capita | 1.9 hectares per capita | 2.12 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 USSR?
- USSR, at 1.9 hectares per capita against 1.88 hectares per capita in New Zealand as of 1991.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between New Zealand and USSR?
- 0.02 hectares per capita, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do New Zealand and USSR rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 26th and USSR ranks 25th 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.