Land area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land area was 26,331 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
26,331
World rank
68th
of 219 countries
All-time high
26,331
in 1990
All-time low
26,331
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in New Zealand stood at 26,331. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in New Zealand peaked at 26,331 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26,331, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 68th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,331 | — |
| 2000 | 26,331 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26,331 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26,331 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26,331 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26,331 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,331 | 26,331 | 26,331 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26,331 | 26,331 | 26,331 | 1 |
| 2010s | 26,331 | 26,331 | 26,331 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26,331 | 26,331 | 26,331 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.6329 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in New Zealand?
- Land area in New Zealand was 26,331 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26,331 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,331 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for land area?
- New Zealand ranks 68th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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