Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre was 0.8536 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.8536 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
78th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.9207 t per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0257 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0.8536 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.9207 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 168 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 — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0257 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0326 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1963 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0366 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0406 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0415 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.048 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0712 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0741 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0815 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1126 t per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1036 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1074 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1054 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1409 t per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1307 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1221 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1504 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1405 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.128 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.162 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1883 t per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 0.178 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1875 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2021 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2223 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2198 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2262 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2333 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2617 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2743 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3312 t per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3425 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3325 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3629 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3737 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4037 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4331 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4711 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5212 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5568 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6013 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5802 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5582 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5619 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5359 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5525 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5738 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6427 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6443 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7206 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7316 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8084 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8469 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8646 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8325 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8598 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8321 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8536 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.8536 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.08 t per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.8536 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8536 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.036 t per square kilometre | 0.0257 t per square kilometre | 0.048 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0985 t per square kilometre | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | 0.1409 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1681 t per square kilometre | 0.1221 t per square kilometre | 0.2223 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2958 t per square kilometre | 0.2198 t per square kilometre | 0.3737 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5223 t per square kilometre | 0.4037 t per square kilometre | 0.6013 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7306 t per square kilometre | 0.5525 t per square kilometre | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8445 t per square kilometre | 0.8321 t per square kilometre | 0.8598 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 75 Bulgaria 1.06 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 Chile 1.02 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Belize 0.9807 t per square kilometre compare
- 79 Argentina 0.8507 t per square kilometre compare
- 80 United Arab Emirates 0.8448 t per square kilometre compare
- 81 Senegal 0.7486 t 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 — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.8536 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9207 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Production 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 — Production 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.