Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 17.57 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 17.57 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 19.76 An per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.33 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.33 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.47 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 7.59 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 7.64 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 7.72 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 7.93 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 8.09 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 8.48 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 8.75 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 8.81 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8.97 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 8.16 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 7.93 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 7.75 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 7.83 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7.73 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 7.62 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.67 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 7.6 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 8.71 An per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 8.62 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 8.78 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.13 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.43 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 9.67 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 9.96 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 9.69 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.73 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.96 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10.34 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 10.03 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 10.34 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 10.66 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 11.37 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 11.97 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 12.23 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 12.83 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 13.17 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 12.75 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.68 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.51 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 14.23 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 14.92 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.58 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.59 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.71 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.83 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.51 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 17.77 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.29 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.03 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.01 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.66 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.76 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.16 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.03 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 18.52 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.37 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.25 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.56 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.57 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.89 An per square kilometre | 7.33 An per square kilometre | 8.75 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.01 An per square kilometre | 7.6 An per square kilometre | 8.97 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.37 An per square kilometre | 8.62 An per square kilometre | 9.96 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.57 An per square kilometre | 10.03 An per square kilometre | 13.17 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.21 An per square kilometre | 12.68 An per square kilometre | 17.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.94 An per square kilometre | 17.77 An per square kilometre | 19.76 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.93 An per square kilometre | 17.56 An per square kilometre | 18.37 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 33 Afghanistan 19.64 An per square kilometre compare
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- 37 El Salvador 17.2 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ethiopia 15.49 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Switzerland 14.5 An per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 17.57 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.76 An per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.