Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0456 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0456 t per square kilometre for natural honey — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural honey — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.1025 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 t per square kilometre, in 1965.
New Zealand ranks 40th of 118 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.
Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.021 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0211 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0156 t per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0159 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0208 t per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0212 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0203 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.02 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0187 t per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0246 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0284 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0221 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0392 t per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 1986 | 0.036 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0383 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0294 t per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0218 t per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0277 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0327 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0317 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0307 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0465 t per square kilometre | +161.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0396 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0359 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0677 t per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0669 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0749 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0755 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0564 t per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.076 t per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0873 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1025 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0779 t per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0836 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0456 t per square kilometre | -45.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0456 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0455 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0456 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0187 t per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +161.7% | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | 0.0465 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0197 t per square kilometre | 0.0156 t per square kilometre | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | 0.0187 t per square kilometre | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | 0.0392 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0628 t per square kilometre | 0.0359 t per square kilometre | 0.0873 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0774 t per square kilometre | 0.0456 t per square kilometre | 0.1025 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 natural honey — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Natural honey — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0456 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural honey — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1025 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest natural honey — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 t per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does New Zealand rank for natural honey — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural honey — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural honey — 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.
Natural honey — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Natural honey — 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
Natural honey — 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.