Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in New Zealand
New Zealand: Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 89.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for livestock — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand is 89.44, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand peaked at 101.71 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.98, in 1974.
That places New Zealand 138th out of 184 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.
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80.9 | — |
| 1962 | 83.19 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 82.11 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 82.7 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 82.65 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 83.21 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 85.26 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 88.67 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 90.34 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 87.97 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 87.53 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 87.93 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 85.64 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 76.98 | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 81.71 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 89.23 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 85.41 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 83.97 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 83.85 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 87.7 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 91.31 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 90.93 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 92.99 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 91.11 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 97 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 91.79 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 90.53 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 92.61 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 89.37 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 81.94 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 82.37 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.39 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 82.38 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 87.16 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 85.79 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 87.25 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 90.34 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 91.44 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 83.85 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 90.53 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 93.42 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 91.79 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.08 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 97.12 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 94.06 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 94.36 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.26 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 92.3 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 92.99 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.07 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.7 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 95.3 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 96.75 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 100.66 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 101.71 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.63 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 94.66 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 95.82 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.07 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 93.44 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.84 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.85 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 88.98 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.44 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.34 | 80.9 | 90.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.02 | 76.98 | 89.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.53 | 87.7 | 97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.79 | 81.94 | 91.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.69 | 90.53 | 97.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.94 | 90.7 | 101.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.71 | 88.85 | 93.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 135 Armenia 89.67 compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 89.57 compare
- 137 Suriname 89.55 compare
- 139 Switzerland 89.34 compare
- 140 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 89.28 compare
- 141 Denmark 88.95 compare
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 livestock — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand?
- Livestock — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand was 89.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 101.71 in 2015.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.98 in 1974.
- How does New Zealand rank for livestock — gross per capita production index number?
- New Zealand ranks 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.