Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0718 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0.0718 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.1085 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 111th out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.094 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0653 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0751 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0718 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0718 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0997 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +91.9% | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 108 Kuwait 0.0869 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Costa Rica 0.0768 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Namibia 0.0758 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 0.0705 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Chile 0.0674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Luxembourg 0.066 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0718 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1085 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 111th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.