Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 9.1 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.1 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
8th
of 180 countries
All-time high
9.1 kg per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
2.73 kg per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 9.1 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 yield vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 9.1 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.73 kg per hectare, in 1963.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 180 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.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.13 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.76 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 2.73 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.33 kg per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 3.28 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.52 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 3.71 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 3.56 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.68 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.97 kg per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 3.49 kg per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 3.79 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 3.94 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.26 kg per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 3.31 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 4 kg per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 4.16 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 4.03 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.9 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 3.94 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.43 kg per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 4.54 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.53 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4.8 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 4.61 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 4.45 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 4.45 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.61 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.28 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 5.03 kg per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 5.14 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.3 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.28 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.59 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 5.63 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.77 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.89 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.29 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 6.17 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.32 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.53 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.28 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.06 kg per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 6.46 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.57 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 7.03 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.92 kg per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 7.38 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.91 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 7.39 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.95 kg per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 8.01 kg per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 8.11 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.03 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.03 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.38 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 8.46 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.06 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 8.19 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.04 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 8.81 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.38 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.49 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.1 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 9.1 kg per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 9.1 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.75 kg per hectare, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 kg per hectare | 2.73 kg per hectare | 3.71 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.69 kg per hectare | 2.97 kg per hectare | 4.16 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 kg per hectare | 3.94 kg per hectare | 4.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.61 kg per hectare | 5.03 kg per hectare | 6.29 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.95 kg per hectare | 6.28 kg per hectare | 7.92 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 kg per hectare | 6.95 kg per hectare | 8.46 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 kg per hectare | 8.38 kg per hectare | 9.1 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.34 kg per hectare compare
- 6 Mauritius 11.64 kg per hectare compare
- 7 New Caledonia 9.79 kg per hectare compare
- 9 Belgium 8.49 kg per hectare compare
- 10 United States 8.41 kg per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7.74 kg per hectare 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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 9.1 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 kg per hectare in 1963.
- How does New Zealand rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.