Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 1,672 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in New Zealand stood at 1,672 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in New Zealand peaked at 5,101 t in 1975 and was at its lowest, 404.1 t, in 1985.
That places New Zealand 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,014 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,849 t | +41.5% |
| 1963 | 3,925 t | +37.8% |
| 1964 | 3,933 t | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 2,251 t | -42.8% |
| 1966 | 1,691 t | -24.8% |
| 1967 | 2,497 t | +47.6% |
| 1968 | 2,171 t | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 3,708 t | +70.8% |
| 1970 | 4,352 t | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 4,352 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,352 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,333 t | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,454 t | -43.4% |
| 1975 | 5,101 t | +107.8% |
| 1976 | 3,654 t | -28.4% |
| 1977 | 3,392 t | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 4,197 t | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 2,762 t | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 1,324 t | -52.1% |
| 1981 | 1,294 t | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1,241 t | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 530.4 t | -57.3% |
| 1984 | 425.2 t | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 404.1 t | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 2,950 t | +630.0% |
| 1987 | 2,967 t | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2,461 t | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 986.98 t | -59.9% |
| 1990 | 935.4 t | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 976 t | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 1,011 t | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,350 t | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 1,955 t | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 2,104 t | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 2,095 t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,212 t | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1,870 t | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 1,870 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,870 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,870 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,870 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,150 t | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 2,150 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,934 t | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,774 t | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1,438 t | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 1,435 t | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,910 t | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 1,875 t | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,867 t | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,859 t | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,851 t | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,803 t | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,467 t | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 1,707 t | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1,662 t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,636 t | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,668 t | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,661 t | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,655 t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,661 t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,659 t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,672 t | +0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,672 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 55,200 t, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,672 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35,504 t, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +630.0% | 404.1 t | 2,950 t |
| 1975 | +107.8% | 2,454 t | 5,101 t |
| 1969 | +70.8% | 2,171 t | 3,708 t |
| 1989 | -59.9% | 2,461 t | 986.98 t |
| 1983 | -57.3% | 1,241 t | 530.4 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,782 t | 1,691 t | 3,933 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,895 t | 2,454 t | 5,101 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,458 t | 404.1 t | 2,967 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,638 t | 935.4 t | 2,212 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,840 t | 1,435 t | 2,150 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,740 t | 1,467 t | 1,875 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,662 t | 1,655 t | 1,672 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 2,547 t compare
- 150 New Caledonia 2,374 t compare
- 151 Norway 2,280 t compare
- 153 Botswana 1,527 t compare
- 154 Saint Lucia 1,446 t compare
- 155 Dominica 1,210 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, oil equivalent — production in New Zealand?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in New Zealand was 1,672 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,101 t in 1975.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 404.1 t in 1985.
- How does New Zealand rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- New Zealand ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.