Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in New Zealand
New Zealand: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 987.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in New Zealand stood at 987.3 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in New Zealand peaked at 1,513 kg/ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 640 kg/ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 60th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 640 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 780.5 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 895.6 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 868.3 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 854 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 838.7 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1,229 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 1968 | 1,063 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 1,288 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 1,513 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 1,238 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 1,238 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,233 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,454 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 1,276 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 1,238 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1,258 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1,255 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,260 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,302 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1,258 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,291 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,360 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,357 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,420 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1,495 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1,239 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 1,227 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,206 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,328 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1,310 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,308 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 947 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1994 | 1,185 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 1,167 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,196 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,170 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,010 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 1,212 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1,212 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,212 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,212 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,104 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,104 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,104 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,080 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1,053 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,056 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,082 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,069 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,057 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,044 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,030 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,005 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 971.6 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,004 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 982.3 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,002 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 995.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 972.5 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 989.9 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 986 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 982.8 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 987.3 kg/ha | +0.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 987.3 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,312 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 987.3 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 512.65 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +46.5% | 838.7 kg/ha | 1,229 kg/ha |
| 1993 | -27.6% | 1,308 kg/ha | 947 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +25.2% | 947 kg/ha | 1,185 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 939.68 kg/ha | 640 kg/ha | 1,288 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,296 kg/ha | 1,233 kg/ha | 1,513 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,315 kg/ha | 1,206 kg/ha | 1,495 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,183 kg/ha | 947 kg/ha | 1,328 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,122 kg/ha | 1,053 kg/ha | 1,212 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,016 kg/ha | 971.6 kg/ha | 1,069 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 983.7 kg/ha | 972.5 kg/ha | 989.9 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 57 Iraq 1,026 kg/ha compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 998.4 kg/ha compare
- 59 Finland 992.4 kg/ha compare
- 61 Uzbekistan 984.6 kg/ha compare
- 62 Mexico 957.8 kg/ha compare
- 63 Kyrgyzstan 955.6 kg/ha compare
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1262 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.76 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in New Zealand?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in New Zealand was 987.3 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,513 kg/ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 640 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- New Zealand ranks 60th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Yield. 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.