Corn yields in New Zealand
New Zealand: Corn yields was 11.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn yields in New Zealand is 11.3 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in New Zealand peaked at 12.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.87 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 12th of 170 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 9.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | 8.36 tonnes per hectare | 11.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.58 tonnes per hectare | 7.65 tonnes per hectare | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.08 tonnes per hectare | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | 11.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 9 Uzbekistan 11.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Mauritius 11.89 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 United States 11.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 10.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Chile 10.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 Canada 10.59 tonnes per hectare compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in New Zealand?
- Corn yields in New Zealand was 11.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for corn yields?
- New Zealand ranks 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.