Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0064 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.0064 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0103 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 74th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1964 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0064 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 ha per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0064 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0148 ha per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +75.7% | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0064 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0103 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 74th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.