Grassland in New Zealand farms
By region, as at June 2012, thousands of hectares
| Region | Hectares |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 147,155 |
| Bay of Plenty | 215,075 |
| Canterbury | 1,136,615 |
| Gisborne | 351,067 |
| Hawke's Bay | 627,251 |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 1,120,830 |
| Marlborough | 140,560 |
| Nelson | 3,131 |
| Northland | 477,458 |
| Otago | 878,004 |
| Southland | 760,900 |
| Taranaki | 333,950 |
| Tasman | 89,704 |
| Waikato | 1,147,949 |
| Wellington | 315,404 |
| West Coast | 118,206 |
Definitions
Farm: For the purposes of this census a farm is one or more blocks of land, managed as a single operation, that is engaged in agricultural activity. This includes farming of livestock, horticulture, viticulture, nurseries, forestry, growing grain and seed crops, and land that could be used for these purposes.
Data calculation/treatment
Figures may not add to the totals due to rounding.
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Limitations of the data
The compulsory registration level for GST is $60,000 so there is a partial and unquantifiable coverage of units below this level.
Inclusions
The Agricultural Production Surveys and Census include all units identified on Statistics New Zealand's Business Frame as having agricultural activity. The Business Frame is a list of businesses in New Zealand, based on their registration for goods and services tax (GST) with Inland Revenue. In the case of agriculture the Business Frame includes the following units: - those units registered for GST (and filing a non-zero GST return) that have indicated involvement in agricultural activity (as defined above) - those businesses with more than $200,000 of GST sales or purchases, or that are an employer, whose main activity is not agriculture but have indicated some secondary agricultural activity.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Agricultural Census: Agricultural areas in hectares, by usage and region 2012
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How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Agricultural areas in hectares, by usage and region ,at 30 June 2012'.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Agricultural Census: Agricultural areas in hectares, by usage and region 2012
From the dataset Agricultural Census: Agricultural areas in hectares, by usage and region 2012, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Ag area in hectares
- Range:
B7:J30 - Provided: 180 data points
This data forms the table Agricultural Census - Agricultural areas in hectares, by usage and Regional Council 2012.
Dataset originally released on:
May 13, 2013