Fruit Primary — Area harvested in New Zealand

New Zealand: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 75,932 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
75,932 ha
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
88,812 ha
in 2016
All-time low
7,378 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 75,932 ha for fruit primary — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 88,812 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,378 ha, in 1961.

New Zealand ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,681 ha 7,378 ha 10,214 ha 9
1970s 14,921 ha 11,634 ha 20,659 ha 10
1980s 39,013 ha 25,272 ha 46,239 ha 10
1990s 45,947 ha 44,082 ha 47,549 ha 10
2000s 59,026 ha 47,929 ha 70,557 ha 10
2010s 72,959 ha 68,030 ha 88,812 ha 10
2020s 75,132 ha 74,172 ha 75,932 ha 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 82 Canada 88,944 ha compare
  2. 83 South Sudan 85,657 ha compare
  3. 84 Central African Republic 80,540 ha compare
  4. 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73,320 ha compare
  5. 87 Lebanon 71,505 ha compare
  6. 88 Bulgaria 71,370 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — area harvested in New Zealand?
Fruit primary — area harvested in New Zealand was 75,932 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 88,812 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7,378 ha in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
New Zealand ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,778 data points, 1961–2024
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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.