Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1193 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0.1193 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.2156 ha per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0573 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 120th of 169 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0629 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0783 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0852 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0849 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0863 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0997 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1013 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1262 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2156 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1572 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1699 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1993 | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.178 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1963 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1788 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1958 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1722 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1672 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1639 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1551 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1621 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1687 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1649 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.167 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.163 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1552 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1314 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | 0.1013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | 0.2156 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1683 ha per square kilometre | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | 0.1963 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | 0.1551 ha per square kilometre | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1543 ha per square kilometre | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | 0.1687 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 117 Algeria 0.1327 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Montenegro 0.1274 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 South Africa 0.1225 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Czechia 0.1181 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Lesotho 0.1175 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Honduras 0.1172 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.1193 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2156 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0573 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 120th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.