Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0235 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0235 1000 An per person for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0257 1000 An per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 An per person, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | +25.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 1000 An per person | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 1000 An per person | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 1000 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.003 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.003 1000 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 1000 An per person | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 1000 An per person | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 1000 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 1000 An per person | +31.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 1000 An per person | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 1000 An per person | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 1000 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 1000 An per person | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 0.009 1000 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0089 1000 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 1000 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.01 1000 An per person | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 1000 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 1000 An per person | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 1000 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 1000 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.013 1000 An per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 1000 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0132 1000 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0129 1000 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 1000 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 1000 An per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.017 1000 An per person | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 1000 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0158 1000 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 1000 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.017 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0171 1000 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 1000 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0186 1000 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 1000 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 1000 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0218 1000 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 1000 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0201 1000 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0197 1000 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 1000 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.019 1000 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0196 1000 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 1000 An per person | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 1000 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0229 1000 An per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0233 1000 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0235 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0257 1000 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0244 1000 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0235 1000 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0239 1000 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 1000 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 1000 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0235 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0235 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0235 1000 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0069 1000 An per person, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 An per person | 0.002 1000 An per person | 0.0035 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 1000 An per person | 0.0042 1000 An per person | 0.0095 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0111 1000 An per person | 0.0089 1000 An per person | 0.0139 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 1000 An per person | 0.0129 1000 An per person | 0.017 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 1000 An per person | 0.0171 1000 An per person | 0.0218 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0225 1000 An per person | 0.019 1000 An per person | 0.0257 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 1000 An per person | 0.0234 1000 An per person | 0.0239 1000 An per person | 5 |
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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0235 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0257 1000 An per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 An per person in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.