Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0366 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0366 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0578 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0315 ha per square kilometre
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.0366 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0578 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 ha per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places New Zealand 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0421 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0366 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1159 ha per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0366 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4581 ha per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 141 Niger 0.0412 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Chile 0.041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Mexico 0.0388 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 0.0351 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Yemen 0.034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Argentina 0.0329 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0366 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0578 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does New Zealand rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, 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
Roots and Tubers, 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.