Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.029 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.029 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
133rd
of 151 countries
All-time high
0.1493 ha per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.0254 ha per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.029 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0254 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
New Zealand ranks 133rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1969 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 0.093 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0868 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1072 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1013 ha per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0991 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0816 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0592 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | 0.093 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 0.0592 ha per square kilometre | 0.0991 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 130 Slovenia 0.0343 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Chile 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Cyprus 0.0314 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Namibia 0.0259 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Turkmenistan 0.0243 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Jordan 0.0231 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.029 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does New Zealand rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 133rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.