Grand Total — Food supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Grand Total — Food supply was 3,122 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Grand Total — Food supply in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, grand total — food supply in New Zealand stood at 3,122 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in New Zealand peaked at 3,297 kcal/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,116 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.
That places New Zealand 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Grand Total — Food supply in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,142 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3,258 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,230 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,297 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,234 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3,194 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,154 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,127 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,154 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3,116 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,148 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,151 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,134 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,122 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3,122 kcal/cap/d is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kcal/cap/d, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3,122 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,024 kcal/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,191 kcal/cap/d | 3,116 kcal/cap/d | 3,297 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,139 kcal/cap/d | 3,122 kcal/cap/d | 3,151 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 grand total — food supply in New Zealand?
- Grand total — food supply in New Zealand was 3,122 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,297 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,116 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does New Zealand rank for grand total — food supply?
- New Zealand ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grand Total — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.