Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4416 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
144th
of 181 countries
All-time high
1.01 hectares per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.4204 hectares per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 1.01 hectares per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.4204 hectares per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places New Zealand 144th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4724 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4769 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5331 hectares per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5218 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4986 hectares per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5163 hectares per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5514 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8025 hectares per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8299 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.743 hectares per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8166 hectares per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8964 hectares per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8047 hectares per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7255 hectares per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7757 hectares per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8727 hectares per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8298 hectares per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7801 hectares per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7896 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7283 hectares per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6862 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7381 hectares per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7309 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8841 hectares per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9746 hectares per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8531 hectares per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6336 hectares per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5964 hectares per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6563 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5973 hectares per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5275 hectares per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5779 hectares per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5724 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5077 hectares per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5946 hectares per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6317 hectares per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5245 hectares per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5373 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5144 hectares per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5465 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5684 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5081 hectares per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4484 hectares per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4374 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4261 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4447 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5143 hectares per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6179 hectares per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5148 hectares per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5459 hectares per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5169 hectares per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.519 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5274 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4967 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4204 hectares per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4605 hectares per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4735 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4293 hectares per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4297 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4387 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 hectares per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.34 hectares per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5781 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4724 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8299 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8034 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7255 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8964 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7839 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5964 hectares per square kilometre | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5727 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5077 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6563 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5026 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4261 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6179 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4204 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5539 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4349 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4293 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 141 Bhutan 0.53 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 142 Chile 0.5267 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 143 Jordan 0.5156 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 145 Namibia 0.4119 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 147 Costa Rica 0.3674 hectares per square kilometre 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 hectares per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4204 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does New Zealand rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 144th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre 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 under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.