Peas, dry — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 6,963 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Peas, dry — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peas, dry — area harvested in New Zealand stood at 6,963 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 37,804 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6,185 ha, in 2008.
That places New Zealand 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,458 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,343 ha | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 12,069 ha | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 12,111 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 11,020 ha | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 11,649 ha | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 11,057 ha | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 14,028 ha | +26.9% |
| 1969 | 20,285 ha | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 24,500 ha | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 22,533 ha | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 22,454 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 21,390 ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 20,357 ha | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 21,822 ha | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 18,980 ha | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 18,804 ha | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 20,802 ha | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 22,535 ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 24,222 ha | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 16,833 ha | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 17,690 ha | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 22,860 ha | +29.2% |
| 1984 | 21,987 ha | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 22,166 ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 27,238 ha | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 37,804 ha | +38.8% |
| 1988 | 24,672 ha | -34.7% |
| 1989 | 18,531 ha | -24.9% |
| 1990 | 17,752 ha | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 19,015 ha | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 22,647 ha | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 19,663 ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 19,680 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 18,424 ha | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 14,960 ha | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 15,300 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 20,700 ha | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 16,826 ha | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 20,000 ha | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 13,000 ha | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 10,925 ha | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 9,107 ha | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 12,238 ha | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 9,658 ha | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 7,710 ha | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 6,273 ha | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 6,185 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7,491 ha | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 12,018 ha | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 11,186 ha | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6,399 ha | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 6,923 ha | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 7,578 ha | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 6,572 ha | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 7,024 ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 7,058 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,885 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6,989 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6,977 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6,950 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6,972 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,966 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,963 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,780 ha | 11,020 ha | 20,285 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,418 ha | 18,804 ha | 24,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,400 ha | 16,833 ha | 37,804 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,497 ha | 14,960 ha | 22,647 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,259 ha | 6,185 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,863 ha | 6,399 ha | 12,018 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,966 ha | 6,950 ha | 6,977 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peas, dry — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in New Zealand was 6,963 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 37,804 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,185 ha in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Peas, dry — 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.