Cereals, other — Food supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cereals, other — Food supply was 38.18 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, other — Food supply in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 38.18 kcal/cap/d for cereals, other — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — food supply in New Zealand peaked at 52.78 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.9 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.
New Zealand ranks 13th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals, other — Food supply in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.2 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 26.6 kcal/cap/d | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 29.15 kcal/cap/d | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 27.35 kcal/cap/d | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 26.45 kcal/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 30.63 kcal/cap/d | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 29.2 kcal/cap/d | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 34.12 kcal/cap/d | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 27.46 kcal/cap/d | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 23.9 kcal/cap/d | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 31.23 kcal/cap/d | +30.7% |
| 2021 | 52.78 kcal/cap/d | +69.0% |
| 2022 | 34.4 kcal/cap/d | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 38.18 kcal/cap/d | +11.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 38.18 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.01 kcal/cap/d, 6.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 38.18 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.59 kcal/cap/d, 10.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.71 kcal/cap/d | 23.9 kcal/cap/d | 34.12 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.15 kcal/cap/d | 31.23 kcal/cap/d | 52.78 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 49.15 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Polynesia 3.93 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Serbia 46.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.06 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Uruguay 42.56 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Micronesia 1.6 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Lithuania 37.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.72 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0.35 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Ukraine 34.47 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.09 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Russian Federation 31.83 kcal/cap/d 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, other — food supply in New Zealand?
- Cereals, other — food supply in New Zealand was 38.18 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 52.78 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does New Zealand rank for cereals, other — food supply?
- New Zealand ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — food supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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, other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.