Land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand is 0.0506 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.1088 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0506 sq. km per person, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 32nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1088 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1061 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.104 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1018 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1002 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0984 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0967 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0958 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.095 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0937 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0923 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0907 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0889 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0871 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0854 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0847 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0844 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0844 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0847 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0846 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0843 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0834 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0823 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0816 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0811 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0811 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0804 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0798 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0791 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0753 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0746 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0737 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0727 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0706 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0696 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.069 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0683 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0679 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0667 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0654 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0644 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0637 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0629 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0623 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0618 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0612 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0605 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0601 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0593 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0583 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0571 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.053 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1008 sq. km per person | 0.095 sq. km per person | 0.1088 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0876 sq. km per person | 0.0844 sq. km per person | 0.0937 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.0798 sq. km per person | 0.0846 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0725 sq. km per person | 0.0687 sq. km per person | 0.0791 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0645 sq. km per person | 0.0612 sq. km per person | 0.0683 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0572 sq. km per person | 0.053 sq. km per person | 0.0605 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0506 sq. km per person | 0.0519 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1088 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (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.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (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.