New Zealand vs Niger: Agricultural land use per person
New Zealand
1.85 hectares per person
in 2025
Niger
1.8 hectares per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
21st
Niger rank
22nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- New Zealand
- Niger
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.85 hectares per person against 1.8 hectares per person in Niger, a difference of 0.05 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Niger ahead.
New Zealand ranks 21st and Niger ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1500s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1600s | 0.0028 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1700s | 0.0035 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1710s | 0.0044 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1720s | 0.0055 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1730s | 0.0068 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1740s | 0.0085 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1750s | 0.0107 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.02 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1760s | 0.0133 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.02 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1770s | 0.0167 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.02 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1780s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.01 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1790s | 0.026 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.01 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1800s | 0.0326 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1810s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 8.99 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1820s | 0.0509 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 8.98 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1830s | 0.0636 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 8.97 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1840s | 0.0795 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 8.96 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1850s | 5.56 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.47 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 5.58 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 5.69 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 5.79 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.24 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 5.9 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 6.23 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 2.81 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 6.11 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 2.92 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 6 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 5.89 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.15 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 5.77 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 5.61 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.43 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 5.12 hectares per person | 8.2 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 4.58 hectares per person | 5.96 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.45 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 0.0946 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.65 hectares per person | 3.79 hectares per person | 0.1417 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 0.1597 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.97 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 0.0088 hectares per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, New Zealand or Niger?
- New Zealand, at 1.85 hectares per person against 1.8 hectares per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between New Zealand and Niger?
- 0.05 hectares per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Niger rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- New Zealand ranks 21st and Niger ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.