Least developed countries vs New Zealand: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Least developed countries
0.0071 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0187 sq. km per person
in 2023
Least developed countries rank
20th
New Zealand rank
21st

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Least developed countries
  • New Zealand
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0187 sq. km per person against 0.0071 sq. km per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0116 sq. km per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.6 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 21st of 47 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0195 sq. km per person 0.0506 sq. km per person 0.0312 sq. km per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0155 sq. km per person 0.0459 sq. km per person 0.0304 sq. km per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0122 sq. km per person 0.045 sq. km per person 0.0328 sq. km per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0102 sq. km per person 0.0364 sq. km per person 0.0262 sq. km per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0085 sq. km per person 0.0288 sq. km per person 0.0204 sq. km per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0082 sq. km per person 0.0237 sq. km per person 0.0155 sq. km per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0074 sq. km per person 0.0195 sq. km per person 0.0121 sq. km per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Least developed countries or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0187 sq. km per person against 0.0071 sq. km per person in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Least developed countries and New Zealand?
0.0116 sq. km per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Least developed countries and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Least developed countries ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
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Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.