Key crop yields in New Zealand
New Zealand: Key crop yields was 10.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.01
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
1st
of 125 countries
All-time high
10.01
in 2024
All-time low
2.65
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Key crop yields in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10.01 for key crop yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key crop yields in New Zealand peaked at 10.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.65, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 | 2.73 | 3.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.38 | 2.65 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.06 | 3.56 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 | 4.68 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.39 | 6.21 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 | 7.29 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 | 9.39 | 10.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key crop yields in New Zealand?
- Key crop yields in New Zealand was 10.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key crop yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key crop yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for key crop yields?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is key crop yields rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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