New Zealand in Profile: 2009
|
2002 |
2007 |
|
Hectares (thousand) |
Land use |
|
|
| Grazing, arable, fodder and fallow land |
11,989 |
11,354 |
| Planted production forest |
1,828 |
1,708 |
| Horticultural land |
109 |
133 |
| Other land |
1,664 |
1,506 |
| Total land under farming |
15,590 |
14,701 |
Horticultural: area planted |
|
|
| Kiwifruit |
11.8 |
13.2 |
| Wine grapes |
17.3 |
29.6 |
Grazing: stock numbers |
(million) |
| Sheep |
39.6 |
38.5 |
| Dairy cattle |
5.2 |
5.3 |
| Beef cattle |
4.5 |
4.4 |
| Deer |
1.6 |
1.4 |