Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production was 55,751 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production in New Zealand stood at 55,751 t.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production in New Zealand peaked at 90,309 t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 52,879 t, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56,668 t | — |
| 1962 | 58,627 t | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 57,437 t | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 60,611 t | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 58,987 t | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 58,652 t | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 63,538 t | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 69,118 t | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 68,671 t | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 68,659 t | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 69,911 t | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 71,263 t | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 68,956 t | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 61,690 t | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 60,872 t | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 63,587 t | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 61,715 t | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 62,198 t | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 63,724 t | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 69,403 t | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 77,649 t | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 77,202 t | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 84,357 t | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 82,782 t | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 90,309 t | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 76,533 t | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 75,725 t | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 76,268 t | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 75,640 t | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 65,720 t | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 63,723 t | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 71,728 t | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 59,489 t | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 64,957 t | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 65,504 t | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 62,986 t | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 66,816 t | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 67,951 t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 61,716 t | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 66,746 t | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 70,784 t | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 64,272 t | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 67,889 t | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 64,121 t | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 66,073 t | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 67,302 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 71,759 t | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 74,085 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 63,417 t | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 58,794 t | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 56,053 t | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 56,586 t | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 59,597 t | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 60,406 t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60,406 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59,595 t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 55,908 t | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 58,092 t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 55,659 t | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 56,984 t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 54,801 t | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 52,879 t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 53,313 t | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 55,751 t | +4.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 55,751 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 496.63 t, 112.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 55,751 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.45 t, 637.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,368 t | 56,668 t | 69,118 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,257 t | 60,872 t | 71,263 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,587 t | 69,403 t | 90,309 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,059 t | 59,489 t | 71,728 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,645 t | 63,417 t | 74,085 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,109 t | 55,659 t | 60,406 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,746 t | 52,879 t | 56,984 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,489 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 71,690 t compare
- 9 Sudan 59,932 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 576.54 t compare
- 10 South Africa 58,286 t compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 534.66 t compare
- 12 Algeria 46,048 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 171.02 t compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38,003 t compare
- 13 Melanesia 117.33 t compare
- 14 Chad 37,400 t compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 83.32 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 edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production in New Zealand?
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production in New Zealand was 55,751 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 90,309 t in 1985.
- What is the lowest edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,879 t in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production?
- New Zealand ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.