Beeswax — Production in New Zealand

New Zealand: Beeswax — Production was 298.54 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
298.54 t
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 51 countries
All-time high
300 t
in 2006
All-time low
54 t
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beeswax — Production in New Zealand, 1961–2024

50100150200250300196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beeswax — production in New Zealand is 298.54 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beeswax — production in New Zealand peaked at 300 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 54 t, in 1968.

New Zealand ranks 25th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 73.11 t 54 t 93 t 9
1970s 92.1 t 73 t 127 t 10
1980s 131 t 78 t 180 t 10
1990s 212.2 t 180 t 225 t 10
2000s 243.61 t 220 t 300 t 10
2010s 276.08 t 261.33 t 288.14 t 10
2020s 296.28 t 292.38 t 298.54 t 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 22 Bulgaria 322.32 t compare
  2. 23 Cameroon 310.3 t compare
  3. 24 Czechia 301 t compare
  4. 25 Niue 0 t compare
  5. 26 Australia 254.45 t compare
  6. 27 Jamaica 254.39 t compare
  7. 28 El Salvador 217.36 t compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beeswax — production in New Zealand?
Beeswax — production in New Zealand was 298.54 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beeswax — production recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 300 t in 2006.
What is the lowest beeswax — production recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 54 t in 1968.
How does New Zealand rank for beeswax — production?
New Zealand ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
Is beeswax — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beeswax — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beeswax — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 5,053 data points, 1961–2024
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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.