Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.032 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.032 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0539 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0285 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0.032 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0539 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 93rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0421 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.032 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.032 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0421 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 ha per square kilometre | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.032 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0539 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 93rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.