Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 1,108 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — area harvested in New Zealand stood at 1,108 ha.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 3,692 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 61st of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 400 ha | +60.0% |
| 1967 | 330 ha | -17.5% |
| 1968 | 300 ha | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 260 ha | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 300 ha | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 300 ha | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 250 ha | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 214 ha | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 229 ha | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 336 ha | +46.7% |
| 1986 | 3,000 ha | +792.9% |
| 1987 | 3,692 ha | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 3,079 ha | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 1,162 ha | -62.3% |
| 1990 | 1,000 ha | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 2,300 ha | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 2,500 ha | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 2,402 ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,550 ha | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 2,500 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,757 ha | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 1,481 ha | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 1,005 ha | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 942 ha | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,604 ha | +70.3% |
| 2010 | 1,524 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,480 ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,436 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,393 ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,316 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 839 ha | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 1,183 ha | +41.0% |
| 2017 | 1,113 ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,045 ha | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1,113 ha | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1,090 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,083 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,096 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,090 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,108 ha | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.44 ha | 200 ha | 400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 326 ha | 260 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,261 ha | 214 ha | 3,692 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,925 ha | 1,000 ha | 2,550 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,679 ha | 942 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,244 ha | 839 ha | 1,524 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,093 ha | 1,083 ha | 1,108 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 58 Japan 1,680 ha compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 1,679 ha compare
- 60 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,460 ha compare
- 62 Morocco 1,000 ha compare
- 62 Republic of Korea 1,000 ha compare
- 64 Tajikistan 219 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in New Zealand was 1,108 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,692 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 61st out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rape or colza seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.