New Zealand's Environment Reporting Series: The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ
Description
Livestock farming is a widespread land use in New Zealand and contributes to our economy. High livestock numbers and the distribution of livestock across land environments can affect indigenous biodiversity and soil health (eg compaction). High livestock numbers and density in some land environments can also affect water quality, as nitrogen and bacteria from urine and faeces can leach into groundwater or run off the land into rivers and lakes.
We measure changes in the numbers of farmed livestock (eg beef and dairy cattle, deer, and sheep) across regions in New Zealand.
Source
Stats NZ
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Coverage
1994-2017; national and regional
Identifier
L18/008
Type
Dataset
Language
eng-nz
Subject
primary production, agricultural activity, land use, stock, Environmental reporting series: Our land 2018
