Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 110 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in New Zealand, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 110 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in New Zealand peaked at 215 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2006.
New Zealand ranks 79th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 113 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 110 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 106 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 109 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 117 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 170 | +45.3% |
| 1969 | 176 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 157 | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 173 | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 190 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 170 | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 154 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 164 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 185 | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 176 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 165 | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 167 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 154 | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 145 | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 156 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 155 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 187 | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 206 | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 215 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 181 | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 134 | -26.0% |
| 1989 | 126 | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 139 | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 123 | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 109 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 119 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 117 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 116 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 124 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 134 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 111 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 114 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 109 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 116 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 117 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 108 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 92 | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 109 | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 131 | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 109 | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 116 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 117 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 109 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 110 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.44 | 100 | 176 | 9 |
| 1970s | 170.1 | 154 | 190 | 10 |
| 1980s | 165.9 | 126 | 215 | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.6 | 109 | 139 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.9 | 90 | 131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.2 | 109 | 117 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use vs. yield change in cereal production in New Zealand?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in New Zealand was 110 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 215 in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- New Zealand ranks 79th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).