Bees — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Bees — Stocks was 533,838 No in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bees — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2024, bees — stocks in New Zealand stood at 533,838 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bees — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 918,026 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 179,953 No, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bees — Stocks in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 179,953 No | — |
| 1962 | 179,953 No | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 183,874 No | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 190,000 No | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 195,000 No | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 194,500 No | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 194,600 No | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 194,213 No | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 191,000 No | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 190,000 No | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 195,000 No | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 204,000 No | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 207,944 No | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 208,448 No | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 204,551 No | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 205,500 No | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 207,237 No | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 215,000 No | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 226,870 No | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 233,810 No | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 222,000 No | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 251,077 No | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 265,042 No | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 277,005 No | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 309,613 No | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 328,961 No | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 340,433 No | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 335,702 No | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 330,338 No | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 318,203 No | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 312,242 No | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 304,065 No | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 298,982 No | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 289,875 No | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 293,080 No | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 286,806 No | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 287,458 No | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 300,000 No | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 320,695 No | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 347,512 No | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 339,934 No | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 333,248 No | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 324,590 No | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 315,333 No | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 319,463 No | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 322,376 No | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 335,229 No | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 373,828 No | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 389,971 No | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 402,069 No | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 418,163 No | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 451,787 No | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 452,018 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 507,247 No | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 575,872 No | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 684,046 No | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 820,000 No | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 879,758 No | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 918,026 No | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 869,056 No | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 811,668 No | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 726,452 No | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 599,984 No | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 533,838 No | -11.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 533,838 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 284,175 No, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 533,838 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13,957 No, 38.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189,233 No | 179,953 No | 195,000 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 206,455 No | 190,000 No | 226,870 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 289,398 No | 222,000 No | 340,433 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 301,141 No | 286,806 No | 320,695 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,148 No | 315,333 No | 389,971 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 610,899 No | 402,069 No | 918,026 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 708,200 No | 533,838 No | 869,056 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 bees — stocks in New Zealand?
- Bees — stocks in New Zealand was 533,838 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bees — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 918,026 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest bees — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,953 No in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for bees — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bees — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bees — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.