Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 80.68 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
80.68 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 164 countries
All-time high
83.35 t per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
19.81 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 80.68 t per square kilometre for milk, total — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 83.35 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.81 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.81 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.84 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 20.3 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 20.96 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 22.16 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 23.29 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 23.74 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 23.47 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 24.53 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 22.73 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 22.64 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 23.71 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 23.05 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 21.61 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 23.15 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 24.93 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 25.25 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 23.09 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 24.21 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 25.45 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 25.38 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 25.76 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 26.27 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 28.96 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 29.94 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 31.27 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 27.69 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 29.44 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 27.54 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 28.52 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 29.89 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 30.57 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 34.19 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 37.26 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 35.26 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 38.02 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 42 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 43.22 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 41.33 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 46.47 t per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 49.82 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 52.66 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 54.49 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 57.08 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 55.59 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 57.62 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 59.32 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 57.79 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 62.6 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 64.6 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 65.85 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 72.65 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 73.94 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.97 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 83.32 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.42 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 81.51 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.35 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 82.74 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.06 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.12 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.95 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 80.68 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 80.68 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.36 t per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 80.68 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4516 t per square kilometre, 178.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.01 t per square kilometre | 19.81 t per square kilometre | 24.53 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.44 t per square kilometre | 21.61 t per square kilometre | 25.25 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.77 t per square kilometre | 25.38 t per square kilometre | 31.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.03 t per square kilometre | 28.52 t per square kilometre | 43.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.34 t per square kilometre | 46.47 t per square kilometre | 62.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.93 t per square kilometre | 64.6 t per square kilometre | 83.35 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7 t per square kilometre | 79.95 t per square kilometre | 83.12 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Milk, total — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 80.68 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 83.35 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.81 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for milk, total — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — 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.
Milk, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — 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
Milk, Total — 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.