Oranges — Yield in New Zealand
New Zealand: Oranges — Yield was 12,258 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Yield in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — yield in New Zealand stood at 12,258 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — yield in New Zealand peaked at 28,897 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2,062 kg/ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 58th of 117 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.
Oranges — Yield in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,062 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,708 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 1963 | 2,333 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 2,936 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 1965 | 2,490 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 2,712 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 2,423 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 3,926 kg/ha | +62.0% |
| 1969 | 3,394 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 4,763 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 1971 | 4,444 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 5,242 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 6,327 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 6,943 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 7,994 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 7,462 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 7,165 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 11,179 kg/ha | +56.0% |
| 1979 | 10,769 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 10,119 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 10,507 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 11,086 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 10,024 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 10,622 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 11,538 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 9,889 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 12,092 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1988 | 7,566 kg/ha | -37.4% |
| 1989 | 15,584 kg/ha | +106.0% |
| 1990 | 15,663 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 14,118 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 10,896 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 27,763 kg/ha | +154.8% |
| 1994 | 28,897 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 27,741 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 28,171 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 25,352 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 13,571 kg/ha | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 11,842 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 8,375 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 2001 | 12,563 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 13,044 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 9,569 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 12,174 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 12,939 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 12,865 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12,922 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12,778 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13,557 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 13,254 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 12,900 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13,239 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 13,212 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12,948 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13,018 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12,725 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12,512 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 12,345 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12,197 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12,039 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 12,184 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12,297 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 12,278 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12,258 kg/ha | -0.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12,258 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,992 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12,258 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,078 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +154.8% | 10,896 kg/ha | 27,763 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +106.0% | 7,566 kg/ha | 15,584 kg/ha |
| 1968 | +62.0% | 2,423 kg/ha | 3,926 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,776 kg/ha | 2,062 kg/ha | 3,926 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,229 kg/ha | 4,444 kg/ha | 11,179 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,903 kg/ha | 7,566 kg/ha | 15,584 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,401 kg/ha | 10,896 kg/ha | 28,897 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,079 kg/ha | 8,375 kg/ha | 13,557 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,835 kg/ha | 12,197 kg/ha | 13,254 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,211 kg/ha | 12,039 kg/ha | 12,297 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 55 Botswana 13,829 kg/ha compare
- 56 Cyprus 13,032 kg/ha compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 12,682 kg/ha compare
- 59 Seychelles 12,108 kg/ha compare
- 60 New Caledonia 12,078 kg/ha compare
- 61 Sudan (former) 11,874 kg/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 oranges — yield in New Zealand?
- Oranges — yield in New Zealand was 12,258 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28,897 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest oranges — yield recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,062 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for oranges — yield?
- New Zealand ranks 58th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — yield rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Oranges — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.