New Zealand - Permanent cropland

Permanent cropland (% of land area)

Permanent cropland (% of land area) in New Zealand was 0.254 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 0.271 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.076 in 1961.

Definition: Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 0.076
1962 0.095
1963 0.099
1964 0.099
1965 0.099
1966 0.099
1967 0.106
1968 0.106
1969 0.106
1970 0.114
1971 0.114
1972 0.114
1973 0.114
1974 0.114
1975 0.114
1976 0.114
1977 0.114
1978 0.114
1979 0.125
1980 0.133
1981 0.141
1982 0.122
1983 0.137
1984 0.148
1985 0.163
1986 0.163
1987 0.167
1988 0.175
1989 0.171
1990 0.178
1991 0.182
1992 0.171
1993 0.167
1994 0.175
1995 0.175
1996 0.175
1997 0.182
1998 0.182
1999 0.182
2000 0.190
2001 0.209
2002 0.220
2003 0.209
2004 0.239
2005 0.239
2006 0.239
2007 0.262
2008 0.262
2009 0.270
2010 0.270
2011 0.270
2012 0.271
2013 0.270
2014 0.254
2015 0.254
2016 0.254
2017 0.254
2018 0.254

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use