Cereal yield in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cereal yield was 9,102 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in New Zealand stood at 9,102 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in New Zealand peaked at 9,102 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,733 kg per hectare, in 1963.
New Zealand ranks 8th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,125 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2,764 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 2,733 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 3,325 kg per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 3,276 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 3,521 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 3,708 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 3,560 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3,682 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 2,975 kg per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 3,487 kg per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 3,787 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 3,935 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 3,260 kg per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 3,308 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 4,003 kg per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 4,163 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 4,034 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 3,900 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 3,941 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4,427 kg per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 4,538 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4,532 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4,804 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 4,612 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 4,452 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 4,453 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,611 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4,276 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 5,034 kg per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 5,144 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5,300 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5,278 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5,593 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 5,625 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5,774 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5,892 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6,294 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 6,169 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 6,316 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6,535 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6,276 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7,060 kg per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 6,462 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 7,566 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 7,029 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 7,916 kg per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 7,380 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6,910 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 7,387 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 6,953 kg per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 8,012 kg per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 8,106 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,034 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,027 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,384 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 8,464 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,064 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 8,192 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9,039 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 8,809 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 8,382 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 8,489 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9,102 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,299 kg per hectare | 2,733 kg per hectare | 3,708 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,685 kg per hectare | 2,975 kg per hectare | 4,163 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,465 kg per hectare | 3,941 kg per hectare | 4,804 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,610 kg per hectare | 5,034 kg per hectare | 6,294 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,945 kg per hectare | 6,276 kg per hectare | 7,916 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,962 kg per hectare | 6,953 kg per hectare | 8,464 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,764 kg per hectare | 8,382 kg per hectare | 9,102 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,344 kg per hectare compare
- 6 Mauritius 11,643 kg per hectare compare
- 7 New Caledonia 9,790 kg per hectare compare
- 9 Belgium 8,486 kg per hectare compare
- 10 United States of America 8,414 kg per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7,737 kg per hectare compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in New Zealand?
- Cereal yield in New Zealand was 9,102 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9,102 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,733 kg per hectare in 1963.
- How does New Zealand rank for cereal yield?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.