Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand

New Zealand: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.4452 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.4452 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.4484 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.4398 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.44 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.44 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.44 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.44 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.44 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.447 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.447 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.447 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.446 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.446 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.446 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.446 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.446 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.446 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.447 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.448 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.448 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.448 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.448 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.448 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.448 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.445 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.445 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.445 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.445 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.445 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.4452 ha per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.4484 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4398 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.

New Zealand ranks 13th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.4401 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.4401 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.4401 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.4399 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1994 0.4398 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.4474 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
1996 0.4471 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.4468 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1998 0.4459 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1999 0.4465 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.4465 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.4475 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 0.4474 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2003 0.447 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2004 0.4466 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.4461 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2006 0.4457 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2007 0.4457 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.4459 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.4464 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.4471 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.447 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 0.4471 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.4484 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 0.4483 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2015 0.4483 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.4478 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.4477 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2018 0.4476 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2019 0.4453 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
2020 0.4453 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2021 0.4453 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2022 0.4452 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2023 0.4452 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.4452 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per square kilometre, 78.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4434 ha per square kilometre 0.4398 ha per square kilometre 0.4474 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.4465 ha per square kilometre 0.4457 ha per square kilometre 0.4475 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.4475 ha per square kilometre 0.4453 ha per square kilometre 0.4484 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4452 ha per square kilometre 0.4452 ha per square kilometre 0.4453 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 10 Belarus 0.7227 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 11 Mongolia 0.5913 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 12 Norway 0.481 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 14 Switzerland 0.4073 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 15 Denmark 0.3913 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 16 Iceland 0.3736 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.4452 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4484 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4398 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
How does New Zealand rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Area 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.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Grassland organic soils — Area 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.