Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 2,858 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2,858 ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 8,139 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 488 ha, in 1985.
New Zealand ranks 150th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,643 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,553 ha | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 7,874 ha | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 8,139 ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 4,724 ha | -42.0% |
| 1966 | 3,600 ha | -23.8% |
| 1967 | 3,630 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3,645 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5,156 ha | +41.5% |
| 1970 | 5,156 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,300 ha | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 6,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,359 ha | -46.7% |
| 1975 | 7,300 ha | +117.3% |
| 1976 | 5,336 ha | -26.9% |
| 1977 | 4,859 ha | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 5,994 ha | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 3,950 ha | -34.1% |
| 1980 | 1,842 ha | -53.4% |
| 1981 | 1,929 ha | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1,755 ha | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 733 ha | -58.2% |
| 1984 | 581 ha | -20.7% |
| 1985 | 488 ha | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 3,152 ha | +545.9% |
| 1987 | 3,794 ha | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 3,179 ha | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 1,312 ha | -58.7% |
| 1990 | 1,129 ha | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 1,200 ha | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2,300 ha | +84.0% |
| 1994 | 2,650 ha | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 2,900 ha | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 2,826 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,050 ha | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 3,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,200 ha | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 3,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,892 ha | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 2,731 ha | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2,299 ha | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 2,296 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,928 ha | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 2,915 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,941 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,971 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,004 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,008 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,572 ha | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 2,861 ha | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 2,853 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,762 ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,826 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,884 ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2,824 ha | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,844 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,851 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,858 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,440 ha | 3,600 ha | 8,139 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,485 ha | 3,359 ha | 7,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,876 ha | 488 ha | 3,794 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,280 ha | 1,129 ha | 3,050 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,705 ha | 2,296 ha | 3,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,871 ha | 2,572 ha | 3,008 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,852 ha | 2,824 ha | 2,884 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 147 Iraq 3,169 ha compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 3,109 ha compare
- 149 New Caledonia 3,042 ha compare
- 151 Georgia 2,838 ha compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 2,529 ha compare
- 153 Tuvalu 2,499 ha 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in New Zealand was 2,858 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8,139 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 488 ha in 1985.
- How does New Zealand rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.