Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1538 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.1538 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.4927 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1425 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places New Zealand 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2871 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2863 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.347 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3135 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2828 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3066 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 0.481 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4927 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4119 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3704 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4048 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.409 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.256 ha per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1975 | 0.219 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 0.394 ha per square kilometre | +79.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3655 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3455 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.331 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3264 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3085 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2693 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2608 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2728 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3469 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3151 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1922 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1462 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1552 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1696 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1989 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1922 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2127 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1846 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2005 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1994 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1861 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1618 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1484 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1497 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1442 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.154 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2045 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.208 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1998 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2079 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.182 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1897 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.156 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1573 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1735 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1538 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.1538 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.1538 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1847 ha per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +79.9% | 0.219 ha per square kilometre | 0.394 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3501 ha per square kilometre | 0.2828 ha per square kilometre | 0.4927 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | 0.219 ha per square kilometre | 0.4119 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2707 ha per square kilometre | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | 0.3469 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1746 ha per square kilometre | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | 0.2127 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 0.1442 ha per square kilometre | 0.2045 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1839 ha per square kilometre | 0.156 ha per square kilometre | 0.208 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1639 ha per square kilometre | 0.1538 ha per square kilometre | 0.1735 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.1538 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4927 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1425 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.