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Change in allocation between 1999 and 2006
Changes in allocation and irrigated area between 1999 and 2006
The bar chart shows the change in allocation in each region between 1999 and 2006 as well as change in irrigated area. Key finding is that almost every region has shown growth in both.
| Allocation in 1999 |
Allocation in 2006 |
Change in irrigated area between 1999 and 2006 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Canterbury |
249.8 |
372.8 |
246.9 |
Otago |
90.1 |
125.1 |
56.7 |
Hawke's Bay |
16.8 |
20.2 |
16.7 |
Waikato |
10.3 |
25.8 |
4.3 |
Wellington |
9.8 |
19.9 |
11.9 |
Bay of Plenty |
8.9 |
22.2 |
10.9 |
Marlborough |
8.2 |
17.8 |
17.2 |
Auckland |
8.1 |
10.3 |
-3.1 |
Northland |
7.9 |
5.1 |
-7.8 |
Tasman |
6.7 |
11.8 |
6.5 |
Manawatū |
5.2 |
10.5 |
4.1 |
Taranaki |
3.4 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
Southland |
2.4 |
7.8 |
5.6 |
Gisborne |
1.4 |
10.8 |
-0.6 |
Nelson |
|
1 |
|
West Coast |
|
10 |
|
Notes:
(1) Data was not available for Nelson and the West Coast in 1999.
(2) The consented irrigated area will differ from the actual irrigated area in any given year because land owners may not irrigate all the land for which they hold a consent.
(3) m3/s = cubic metres per second.
Data source: Ministry for the Environment.
This information has come from the latest state of the environment report, Environment New Zealand 2007.
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Last updated: December 2007
