Surface area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Surface area was 267,710 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 267,710 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in New Zealand peaked at 267,710 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 267,710 sq. km, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 267,710 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in New Zealand?
- Surface area in New Zealand was 267,710 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 267,710 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,710 sq. km in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for surface area?
- New Zealand ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.