Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number in New Zealand
New Zealand: Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 88.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand is 88.74, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand peaked at 102.18 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.2, in 1974.
That places New Zealand 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.14 | — |
| 1962 | 45.19 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 45.27 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 45.81 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 47.57 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 49.14 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 49.33 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 48.22 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 49.85 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 45.58 | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 44.69 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 45.95 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 43.79 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 40.2 | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 42.35 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 45.11 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 45.5 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 41.59 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 43.6 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 45.77 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 45.46 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 45.76 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 46.17 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 50.42 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 51.84 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 53.93 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 47.5 | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 50.23 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 46.75 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 47.5 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 48.59 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 48.98 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.14 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 58.23 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 54.3 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 57.68 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 62.92 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 64.17 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 60.97 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 68.16 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 72.45 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 75.42 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 76.66 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 79.09 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 76.08 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 77.97 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 79.47 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 76.73 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 82.3 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 84.08 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 85.02 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.18 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 93.94 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.3 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 102.18 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.52 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 95.83 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.24 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.84 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 92.71 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 92.09 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.16 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 88.26 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.74 | +0.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 88.74 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.32, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 88.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.9, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.39 | 45.19 | 49.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.84 | 40.2 | 45.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.38 | 45.46 | 53.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.75 | 47.5 | 64.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.43 | 68.16 | 82.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.21 | 84.08 | 102.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.99 | 88.16 | 92.71 | 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 raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand?
- Raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number in New Zealand was 88.74 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 102.18 in 2015.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 in 1974.
- How does New Zealand rank for raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number?
- New Zealand ranks 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.