Cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1327 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1327 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
115th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.8011 hectares per person
in 1900
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1200
Years of data
106
1200–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand, 1200–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand stood at 0.1327 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand peaked at 0.8011 hectares per person in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1200.
That places New Zealand 115th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1500 | 0.0022 hectares per person | — |
| 1600 | 0.0028 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0035 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1710 | 0.0044 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1720 | 0.0055 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1730 | 0.0068 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1740 | 0.0085 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1750 | 0.0107 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1760 | 0.0133 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1770 | 0.0167 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1780 | 0.0208 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1790 | 0.026 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1800 | 0.0326 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1810 | 0.0407 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1820 | 0.0509 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1830 | 0.0636 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0795 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 0.0993 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1242 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 0.2385 hectares per person | +92.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3529 hectares per person | +47.9% |
| 1890 | 0.4673 hectares per person | +32.4% |
| 1900 | 0.8011 hectares per person | +71.4% |
| 1910 | 0.6961 hectares per person | -13.1% |
| 1920 | 0.5911 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4861 hectares per person | -17.8% |
| 1940 | 0.3811 hectares per person | -21.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2761 hectares per person | -27.5% |
| 1951 | 0.2656 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2551 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2446 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2341 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2236 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2131 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2026 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1921 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1711 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1675 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1639 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1605 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1573 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1546 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1522 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1502 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1483 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1463 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1441 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1388 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1349 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1312 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1341 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1387 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1387 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1387 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1445 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1382 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1427 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1471 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1498 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1526 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1566 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1542 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1397 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1255 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1256 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1257 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1242 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1231 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.122 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1209 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1198 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1193 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1185 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.118 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1176 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1167 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1158 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1168 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1184 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.118 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1105 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1183 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1221 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1254 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1305 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1227 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1369 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.144 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1182 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1305 hectares per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1239 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1291 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1239 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.141 hectares per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1225 hectares per person | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1308 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1318 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1327 hectares per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0028 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0035 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0044 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0055 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0068 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0085 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0107 hectares per person | 0.0107 hectares per person | 0.0107 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0133 hectares per person | 0.0133 hectares per person | 0.0133 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0167 hectares per person | 0.0167 hectares per person | 0.0167 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0208 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.026 hectares per person | 0.026 hectares per person | 0.026 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0326 hectares per person | 0.0326 hectares per person | 0.0326 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0509 hectares per person | 0.0509 hectares per person | 0.0509 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0636 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0795 hectares per person | 0.0795 hectares per person | 0.0795 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0993 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.1242 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3529 hectares per person | 0.3529 hectares per person | 0.3529 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4673 hectares per person | 0.4673 hectares per person | 0.4673 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8011 hectares per person | 0.8011 hectares per person | 0.8011 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.6961 hectares per person | 0.6961 hectares per person | 0.6961 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5911 hectares per person | 0.5911 hectares per person | 0.5911 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4861 hectares per person | 0.4861 hectares per person | 0.4861 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.3811 hectares per person | 0.3811 hectares per person | 0.3811 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2289 hectares per person | 0.1816 hectares per person | 0.2761 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.1463 hectares per person | 0.1711 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1312 hectares per person | 0.1445 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1432 hectares per person | 0.1255 hectares per person | 0.1566 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.121 hectares per person | 0.118 hectares per person | 0.1257 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.118 hectares per person | 0.1105 hectares per person | 0.1254 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1284 hectares per person | 0.1182 hectares per person | 0.144 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1304 hectares per person | 0.1225 hectares per person | 0.141 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 112 Pakistan 0.1353 hectares per person compare
- 113 Burundi 0.1334 hectares per person compare
- 114 Tajikistan 0.1333 hectares per person compare
- 116 East Timor 0.1261 hectares per person compare
- 117 Comoros 0.1254 hectares per person compare
- 118 Madagascar 0.125 hectares per person compare
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 cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in New Zealand was 0.1327 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8011 hectares per person in 1900.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1200.
- How does New Zealand rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- New Zealand ranks 115th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.