Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cucumbers and gherkins — Production was 505.32 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — production in New Zealand stood at 505.32 t.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — production in New Zealand peaked at 5,200 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1996.
That places New Zealand 123rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,660 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,788 t | -40.2% |
| 1963 | 2,670 t | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 3,400 t | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 3,640 t | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 2,023 t | -44.4% |
| 1967 | 2,900 t | +43.4% |
| 1968 | 3,200 t | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 2,400 t | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,600 t | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 2,300 t | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 2,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,154 t | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,219 t | -43.4% |
| 1976 | 1,362 t | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 1,584 t | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 2,609 t | +64.7% |
| 1979 | 2,544 t | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 2,700 t | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 2,930 t | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 2,600 t | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 2,700 t | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 3,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 3,300 t | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 3,700 t | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 3,200 t | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 2,700 t | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 3,300 t | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 5,200 t | +57.6% |
| 1991 | 4,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 1,746 t | -56.4% |
| 1993 | 3,000 t | +71.8% |
| 1994 | 2,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 1,000 t | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 1,385 t | — |
| 2003 | 918.06 t | -33.7% |
| 2004 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 2,038 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 755.11 t | — |
| 2008 | 750.91 t | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 812.19 t | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 693.5 t | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 659.7 t | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 680 t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 700 t | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 650 t | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 533.7 t | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 541.96 t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 500.29 t | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 519.08 t | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 552.59 t | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 526.05 t | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 484.94 t | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 506.57 t | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 503.74 t | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 505.32 t | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,076 t | 2,023 t | 4,660 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,107 t | 1,219 t | 2,609 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,013 t | 2,600 t | 3,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,695 t | 0 t | 5,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 665.88 t | 0 t | 2,038 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 603.08 t | 500.29 t | 700 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 505.32 t | 484.94 t | 526.05 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 120 French Polynesia 678.05 t compare
- 121 Suriname 655.2 t compare
- 122 Madagascar 624.75 t compare
- 124 Grenada 429 t compare
- 125 Belize 415 t compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 143.53 t 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 cucumbers and gherkins — production in New Zealand?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — production in New Zealand was 505.32 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,200 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1996.
- How does New Zealand rank for cucumbers and gherkins — production?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Production. 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.