Potatoes and products — Food supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Potatoes and products — Food supply was 84.05 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes and products — Food supply in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — food supply in New Zealand is 84.05 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply in New Zealand peaked at 101.8 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.95 kcal/cap/d, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Food supply in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91.21 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 86.74 kcal/cap/d | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 100.94 kcal/cap/d | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 97.68 kcal/cap/d | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 94.43 kcal/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 99.03 kcal/cap/d | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 85.82 kcal/cap/d | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 94.53 kcal/cap/d | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 78.4 kcal/cap/d | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 76.99 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 91.04 kcal/cap/d | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 101.8 kcal/cap/d | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 73.95 kcal/cap/d | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 84.05 kcal/cap/d | +13.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 84.05 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.26 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 84.05 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.8 kcal/cap/d, 7.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.58 kcal/cap/d | 76.99 kcal/cap/d | 100.94 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.71 kcal/cap/d | 73.95 kcal/cap/d | 101.8 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 potatoes and products — food supply in New Zealand?
- Potatoes and products — food supply in New Zealand was 84.05 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.95 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for potatoes and products — food supply?
- New Zealand ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Potatoes and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.