Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 9.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
9.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
2.73 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 9.1 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Zealand peaked at 9.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.73 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
New Zealand ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.53 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.57 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 7.38 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 8.01 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 8.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 8.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 tonnes per hectare | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Mauritius 11.89 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 New Caledonia 11.65 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 United States of America 8.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Réunion 7.78 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7.74 tonnes per hectare compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Zealand?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Zealand was 9.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does New Zealand rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.