Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0144 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0144 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0188 ha per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.003 ha per person, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0041 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0066 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0119 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0127 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0134 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0137 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0141 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0136 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.013 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.013 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0138 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0138 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0161 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0156 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0151 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0144 ha per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0188 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0144 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 ha per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.