Global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.65 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
50th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.68 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
2.82 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 5.68 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 50th out of 194 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.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 3.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 3.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 3.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 3.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 4.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 4.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 4.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 4.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 4.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 4.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 4.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 4.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 4.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 4.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 5.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 5.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 5.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 47 Costa Rica 5.99 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 48 Bangladesh 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 49 Brunei 5.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 51 Malaysia 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 52 United States 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 53 Grenada 5.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
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- 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 global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.