Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0238 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0238 ha per person for drained organic soils — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0377 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 ha per person, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0377 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.036 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0356 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0352 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0341 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0337 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0333 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0331 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0322 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0315 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.031 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.03 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0297 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0291 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0289 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0286 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0275 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0263 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0258 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0248 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0243 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0238 ha per person | -1.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0238 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 79.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0348 ha per person | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.0377 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0311 ha per person | 0.0294 ha per person | 0.0329 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 ha per person | 0.0254 ha per person | 0.0291 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0238 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area, per capita in New Zealand?
- Drained organic soils — area, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0238 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0377 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 ha per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.