Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in New Zealand
New Zealand: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 17.6 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand is 17.6 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand peaked at 18.09 An per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.55 An per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places New Zealand 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.71 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.02 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 10.23 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 10.17 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 9 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 8.55 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 9.18 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 10.31 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 11.52 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 11.89 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 10.96 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 10.74 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 11.71 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 11.52 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 13.59 An per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 14.69 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 13.56 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 13.84 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 12.18 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 11.32 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 11.59 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 12.32 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 11.85 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.86 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 10.7 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 10.76 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 12.08 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 12.07 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 12.16 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.28 An per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 10.87 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 11.06 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.21 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 11.12 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.91 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 14.53 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 14.29 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.73 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 13.5 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 13.36 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.44 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 12.96 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 14.24 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 16 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 14.78 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 13.98 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 14 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.91 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.87 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.65 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.35 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 16.31 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 18.05 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 18.09 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.65 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 16.61 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.1 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 17.56 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 17.96 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.4 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 17.6 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 17.6 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 17.6 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 An per square kilometre, 16.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.74 An per square kilometre | 8.55 An per square kilometre | 11.52 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.47 An per square kilometre | 10.74 An per square kilometre | 14.69 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.47 An per square kilometre | 9.86 An per square kilometre | 12.32 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.35 An per square kilometre | 10.28 An per square kilometre | 14.73 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.07 An per square kilometre | 12.44 An per square kilometre | 16 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.22 An per square kilometre | 14.5 An per square kilometre | 18.09 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.63 An per square kilometre | 17.4 An per square kilometre | 17.96 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 6 Lebanon 17.81 An per square kilometre compare
- 7 Rwanda 17.73 An per square kilometre compare
- 8 Armenia 17.66 An per square kilometre compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 16.53 An per square kilometre compare
- 11 Switzerland 15.19 An per square kilometre compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 13.32 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand was 17.6 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 An per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 An per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does New Zealand rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- New Zealand ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.