Potato yields in New Zealand
New Zealand: Potato yields was 51.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.31
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 158 countries
All-time high
51.31
in 2024
All-time low
19.85
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 51.31 for potato yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in New Zealand peaked at 51.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.85, in 1964.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.57 | 19.85 | 30.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.87 | 25.47 | 30.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.18 | 27.14 | 31.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.04 | 32.5 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.32 | 42.32 | 47.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.38 | 48.44 | 50.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.01 | 50.66 | 51.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 2 United States 50.9 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 46.58 compare
- 4 Denmark 45.83 compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in New Zealand?
- Potato yields in New Zealand was 51.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.85 in 1964.
- How does New Zealand rank for potato yields?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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