Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 102.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
102.62
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
117th
of 185 countries
All-time high
103.8
in 2021
All-time low
34.96
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross Production Index Number in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 102.62 for food — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in New Zealand peaked at 103.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.96, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.96 | — |
| 1962 | 36.7 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 37.25 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 38.58 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 38.54 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 39.56 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 41.25 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 43.93 | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 45.61 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 44.71 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 45.32 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 47.06 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 47.17 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 43.14 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 46.69 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 51.93 | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 50.05 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 49.13 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 48.8 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 50.55 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 52.66 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 53.58 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 55.56 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 55.81 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 60.17 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 57.72 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 57.66 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.18 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 57.21 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 55 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 56.57 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 60.16 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 59.78 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 64.52 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 64.58 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.07 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 69.96 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 71.38 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 66.45 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 72.53 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 75.36 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 75.58 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.21 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 83.13 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 81.58 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 82.26 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.66 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 84.84 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.75 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 85.97 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.91 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.36 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 92.85 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 98.86 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 101.16 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 99.99 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 98.07 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 102.01 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 102.41 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 103.75 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 103.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.39 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 101.51 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 102.62 | +1.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 102.62 is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.73, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 102.62 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102.73, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.6 | 34.96 | 45.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.4 | 43.14 | 51.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.01 | 50.55 | 60.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.55 | 55 | 71.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.49 | 72.53 | 85.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.76 | 85.91 | 102.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.41 | 100.39 | 103.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 103.04 compare
- 115 Iceland 102.9 compare
- 116 Nauru 102.85 compare
- 118 Sri Lanka 102.57 compare
- 119 El Salvador 102.48 compare
- 120 Papua New Guinea 102.28 compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1262 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.76 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in New Zealand?
- Food — gross production index number in New Zealand was 102.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 103.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.96 in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for food — gross production index number?
- New Zealand ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.