Pig meat per animal in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pig meat per animal was 72 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 180 countries
All-time high
90 kilograms per animal
in 2018
All-time low
45 kilograms per animal
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pig meat per animal in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, pig meat per animal in New Zealand stood at 72 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat per animal in New Zealand peaked at 90 kilograms per animal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45 kilograms per animal, in 1976.
New Zealand ranks 74th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pig meat per animal in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 47 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 46 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 47 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 47 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 46 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 47 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 47 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 48 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 46 kilograms per animal | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 47 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 46 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 48 kilograms per animal | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 45 kilograms per animal | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 47 kilograms per animal | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 48 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 49 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 48 kilograms per animal | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 46 kilograms per animal | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 56 kilograms per animal | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 55 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 56 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 56 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 56 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 57 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 56 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 56 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 57 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 58 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 59 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 60 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 62 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 62 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 62 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 66 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 64 kilograms per animal | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 63 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 65 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 66 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 67 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 68 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 68 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 71 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 kilograms per animal | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 74 kilograms per animal | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 71 kilograms per animal | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 71 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.78 kilograms per animal | 46 kilograms per animal | 47 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.2 kilograms per animal | 45 kilograms per animal | 49 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.3 kilograms per animal | 46 kilograms per animal | 57 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.7 kilograms per animal | 56 kilograms per animal | 62 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9 kilograms per animal | 63 kilograms per animal | 68 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3 kilograms per animal | 68 kilograms per animal | 90 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4 kilograms per animal | 71 kilograms per animal | 72 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 72 Costa Rica 74 kilograms per animal compare
- 72 Croatia 74 kilograms per animal compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72 kilograms per animal compare
- 74 Cyprus 72 kilograms per animal compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 72 kilograms per animal compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat per animal in New Zealand?
- Pig meat per animal in New Zealand was 72 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pig meat per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 90 kilograms per animal in 2018.
- What is the lowest pig meat per animal recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 kilograms per animal in 1976.
- How does New Zealand rank for pig meat per animal?
- New Zealand ranks 74th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat per animal rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pig meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pigmeat yields, measured in kilograms produced per animal.