Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand
New Zealand: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 124,447 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 124,447 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand peaked at 126,140 1000 An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,902 1000 An, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,902 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 6,308 1000 An | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 5,364 1000 An | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 6,070 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 7,226 1000 An | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 7,893 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 8,050 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 8,252 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 9,763 1000 An | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 11,710 1000 An | +19.9% |
| 1971 | 14,785 1000 An | +26.3% |
| 1972 | 15,370 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 17,015 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 22,805 1000 An | +34.0% |
| 1975 | 18,720 1000 An | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 22,520 1000 An | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 24,585 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 29,785 1000 An | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 27,919 1000 An | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 27,563 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 29,152 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 28,638 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 31,943 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 33,680 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 39,480 1000 An | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 38,249 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 39,465 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 42,527 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 45,896 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 43,862 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 45,178 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 46,920 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 50,996 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 51,842 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 62,594 1000 An | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 62,845 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 59,643 1000 An | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 63,896 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 65,088 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 65,929 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 68,431 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 73,419 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 80,083 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 84,278 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 90,281 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 87,215 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 85,055 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 83,889 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 79,786 1000 An | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 82,529 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 85,794 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 93,153 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 93,956 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 103,647 1000 An | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 107,608 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 110,673 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 118,890 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 126,140 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 121,386 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 119,346 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 121,381 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 120,942 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 121,933 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 124,447 1000 An | +2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 124,447 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 124,447 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,301 1000 An, 8.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,092 1000 An | 4,902 1000 An | 9,763 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,521 1000 An | 11,710 1000 An | 29,785 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,659 1000 An | 27,563 1000 An | 45,896 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,286 1000 An | 43,862 1000 An | 65,088 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,837 1000 An | 65,929 1000 An | 90,281 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,378 1000 An | 82,529 1000 An | 126,140 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,610 1000 An | 119,346 1000 An | 124,447 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1262 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.76 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand was 124,447 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 126,140 1000 An in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,902 1000 An in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- New Zealand ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.