Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 9.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in New Zealand is 9.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in New Zealand peaked at 9.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 1963.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 | 2.73 | 3.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.69 | 2.97 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 | 3.94 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.61 | 5.03 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.95 | 6.28 | 7.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 | 6.95 | 8.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 | 8.38 | 9.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.34 compare
- 6 Mauritius 11.89 compare
- 7 New Caledonia 11.65 compare
- 9 United States 8.41 compare
- 10 Réunion 7.78 compare
- 11 Bahamas 7.74 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in New Zealand?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in New Zealand was 9.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 1963.
- How does New Zealand rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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