Mountain area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Mountain area was 137,030 kmsq in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
137,030 kmsq
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 181 countries
All-time high
137,030 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
137,030 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000β2021
Mountain area in New Zealand, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 137,030 kmsq for mountain area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain area in New Zealand peaked at 137,030 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 137,030 kmsq, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 41st of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 137,030 kmsq | 137,030 kmsq | 137,030 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 137,030 kmsq | 137,030 kmsq | 137,030 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 137,030 kmsq | 137,030 kmsq | 137,030 kmsq | 1 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 constant US$ (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 mountain area in New Zealand?
- Mountain area in New Zealand was 137,030 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 137,030 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,030 kmsq in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for mountain area?
- New Zealand ranks 41st out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain 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 Mountain area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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