Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand is 0.002 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0051 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 52nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.003 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.003 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 ha per person | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.002 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.002 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.002 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.002 ha per person | +20.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 5 |
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 — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand was 0.002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.