Peas, green — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Peas, green — Area harvested was 4,648 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, green — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peas, green — area harvested in New Zealand is 4,648 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, green — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 37,800 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3,757 ha, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 34th of 91 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.
Peas, green — Area harvested in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,650 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,460 ha | +17.4% |
| 1963 | 5,540 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 5,400 ha | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 5,100 ha | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 5,835 ha | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 5,241 ha | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 6,591 ha | +25.8% |
| 1969 | 8,907 ha | +35.1% |
| 1970 | 8,685 ha | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 8,426 ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 8,537 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 8,964 ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 8,906 ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 8,827 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 10,148 ha | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 12,638 ha | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 11,264 ha | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 9,414 ha | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 7,825 ha | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 7,231 ha | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 8,831 ha | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 11,500 ha | +30.2% |
| 1984 | 15,000 ha | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 18,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 25,000 ha | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 37,800 ha | +51.2% |
| 1988 | 24,700 ha | -34.7% |
| 1989 | 18,500 ha | -25.1% |
| 1990 | 17,800 ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 19,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 4,948 ha | -74.0% |
| 1993 | 5,601 ha | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 9,870 ha | +76.2% |
| 1995 | 10,868 ha | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 8,658 ha | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 16,600 ha | +91.7% |
| 1998 | 18,000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 11,400 ha | -36.7% |
| 2000 | 7,570 ha | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 7,922 ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7,679 ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 9,708 ha | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 10,070 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 8,747 ha | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 8,900 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6,791 ha | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 6,500 ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5,988 ha | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 6,299 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6,232 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6,672 ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 6,113 ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 5,311 ha | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 5,188 ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4,920 ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 4,075 ha | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 4,483 ha | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 4,201 ha | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,757 ha | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 3,757 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,648 ha | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 4,648 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,648 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,858 ha | 4,650 ha | 8,907 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,581 ha | 8,426 ha | 12,638 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,439 ha | 7,231 ha | 37,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,274 ha | 4,948 ha | 19,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,988 ha | 5,988 ha | 10,070 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,349 ha | 4,075 ha | 6,672 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,292 ha | 3,757 ha | 4,648 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peas, green — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Peas, green — area harvested in New Zealand was 4,648 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, green — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 37,800 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest peas, green — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,757 ha in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for peas, green — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, green — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Peas, green — 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.