Maize and products — Food supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Maize and products — Food supply was 29.84 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in New Zealand stood at 29.84 kcal/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in New Zealand peaked at 60.34 kcal/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.84 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.73 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 38.42 kcal/cap/d | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 38.78 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.29 kcal/cap/d | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 44.05 kcal/cap/d | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 46.25 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 42.77 kcal/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 40.49 kcal/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 44.04 kcal/cap/d | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 60.34 kcal/cap/d | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 53.1 kcal/cap/d | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 45.56 kcal/cap/d | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 37.52 kcal/cap/d | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 29.84 kcal/cap/d | -20.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 29.84 kcal/cap/d is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.37 kcal/cap/d, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 29.84 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.82 kcal/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.72 kcal/cap/d | 34.73 kcal/cap/d | 60.34 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.51 kcal/cap/d | 29.84 kcal/cap/d | 53.1 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 maize and products — food supply in New Zealand?
- Maize and products — food supply in New Zealand was 29.84 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 60.34 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.84 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for maize and products — food supply?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Maize and products — 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.