Land use
| |
1995 |
2005 |
| |
Hectares
(thousand) |
|
Grazing, arable, fodder and fallow land |
13,520 |
11,594 |
|
Planted production forest |
1,599 |
1,713 |
|
Horticultural land |
124 |
119 |
|
Other land |
1,335 |
1,880 |
|
Total land under farming |
16,578 |
15,305 |
|
Grazing land use: stock numbers |
(million) |
|
Sheep |
48.8 |
39.9 |
|
Dairy cattle |
4.1 |
5.1 |
|
Beef cattle |
5.2 |
4.4 |
|
Deer |
1.2 |
1.7 |
Transport
| |
2001 |
2006 |
|
Number of vehicles licensed |
(thousand) |
|
Cars (including rental cars) |
1,934 |
2,255 |
|
Motorcycles |
36 |
44 |
|
Taxis |
7 |
8 |
|
Total including ‘other’ |
2,767 |
3,227 |
Source: Land Transport New Zealand
EnergyNew Zealand industry uses energy from a range of sources. Electricity is based on hydroelectric generation supplemented by thermal and geothermal power plants. There are no nuclear power plants.
The country faces declining hydrocarbon resources. With growing industrial, commercial and domestic demand for energy of all types, alternative energy sources are growing in popularity.
Production and generation
| |
2001 |
2006 |
|
Crude petroleum production (tonnes) |
1,208,241 |
729,744 |
|
Gas production (terajoules) |
250,303 |
163,472 |
|
Geothermal production (terajoules) |
72,257 |
78,108 |
|
Electricity generation (GWh) |
35,575 |
39,650 |
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