| Climate | We have temperate with sharp regional contrasts |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.405 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 327 billion cubic meters (2022) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 547 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Industrial | 1.184 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural | 3.207 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 37% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 34.7% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 37.7% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 25.3% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 87% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.673 million Auckland, 422,000 WELLINGTON (capital) (2023). |
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