Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0098 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0098 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0201 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes per person, in 1964.
New Zealand ranks 63rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +96.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +65.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 1977 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +67.3% |
| 1980 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -40.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +77.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +218.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -41.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +49.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +51.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0098 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0098 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 3.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +218.1% | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0201 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 60 Malaysia 0.011 tonnes per person compare
- 61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0099 tonnes per person compare
- 62 Finland 0.0098 tonnes per person compare
- 64 Montenegro 0.0096 tonnes per person compare
- 65 Bangladesh 0.0092 tonnes per person compare
- 66 Luxembourg 0.009 tonnes per person compare
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0098 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does New Zealand rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.