Pulses — Food supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pulses — Food supply was 81,050 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses — food supply in New Zealand is 81,050 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in New Zealand peaked at 81,050 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47,805 million Kcal, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 91st 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.
Pulses — Food supply in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 72,760 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 66,110 million Kcal | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 54,463 million Kcal | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 57,226 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 54,852 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 48,862 million Kcal | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 48,460 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 47,993 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 52,244 million Kcal | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 50,411 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 56,157 million Kcal | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 47,805 million Kcal | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 50,144 million Kcal | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 81,050 million Kcal | +61.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,338 million Kcal | 47,993 million Kcal | 72,760 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,789 million Kcal | 47,805 million Kcal | 81,050 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 pulses — food supply in New Zealand?
- Pulses — food supply in New Zealand was 81,050 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 81,050 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,805 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for pulses — food supply?
- New Zealand ranks 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 Pulses — Food supply (kcal). 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.