Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cereals n.e.c. — Yield was 5,833 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5,833 kg/ha for cereals n.e.c. — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — yield in New Zealand peaked at 10,000 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,000 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 2nd out of 67 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.
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,348 kg/ha | +73.9% |
| 1967 | 4,348 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,348 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,348 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 kg/ha | -54.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 6,000 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 10,000 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 8,000 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 5,769 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 5,769 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,769 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,434 kg/ha | -57.8% |
| 1981 | 2,416 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3,748 kg/ha | +55.2% |
| 1983 | 2,936 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 2,672 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 3,393 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1986 | 2,856 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 3,191 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 2,902 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 2,500 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 2,823 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 2,634 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 2,839 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 3,044 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 3,292 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 3,073 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,967 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 3,286 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 3,453 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 2,857 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 4,055 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 4,492 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 5,088 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 5,042 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5,861 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 6,765 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 4,750 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 2007 | 6,047 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 7,395 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 6,364 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 5,821 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5,517 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 5,693 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5,968 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 5,902 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5,954 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6,321 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 5,729 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5,706 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,899 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6,434 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 6,037 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 5,552 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 5,738 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5,833 kg/ha | +1.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5,833 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,651 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5,833 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,402 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +100.0% | 2,000 kg/ha | 4,000 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +73.9% | 2,500 kg/ha | 4,348 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,321 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 4,348 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,131 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,905 kg/ha | 2,416 kg/ha | 3,748 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,027 kg/ha | 2,634 kg/ha | 3,453 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,586 kg/ha | 4,055 kg/ha | 7,395 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,851 kg/ha | 5,517 kg/ha | 6,321 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,919 kg/ha | 5,552 kg/ha | 6,434 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Oman 39,973 kg/ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 5,833 kg/ha compare
- 4 Luxembourg 5,077 kg/ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,073 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 634 kg/ha compare
- 5 Qatar 5,000 kg/ha 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 cereals n.e.c. — yield in New Zealand?
- Cereals n.e.c. — yield in New Zealand was 5,833 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for cereals n.e.c. — yield?
- New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Cereals n.e.c. — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.