Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
86th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.4791 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.4791 1000 An per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.024 1000 An per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0204 1000 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0231 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0313 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0371 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0445 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0562 1000 An per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0584 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0646 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0866 1000 An per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0711 1000 An per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0855 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0934 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1131 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 0.106 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1047 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1107 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1088 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1213 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1279 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1499 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1453 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1499 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1615 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1743 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1666 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1716 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1782 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1937 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1969 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2377 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2387 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2265 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2427 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2472 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2504 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2599 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2788 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3041 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3201 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3429 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3312 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.323 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3186 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.303 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3134 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3258 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3538 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3568 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3936 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4087 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4203 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4515 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4791 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.461 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4533 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.461 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4593 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5153 1000 An per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0371 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0779 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0445 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1131 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1354 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1047 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1743 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.21 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1666 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2472 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3032 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2504 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3429 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3964 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3134 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4791 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4592 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4533 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5077 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 84 Dominica 0.496 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 85 Senegal 0.4762 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 87 Armenia 0.4514 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 88 Albania 0.426 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 89 Ghana 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4791 1000 An per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.