Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 17.57 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.57 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 164 countries
All-time high
19.76 An per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
7.33 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 17.57 An per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 19.76 An per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.33 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 8th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.33 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.47 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 7.59 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 7.64 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 7.72 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 7.93 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 8.09 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 8.48 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 8.75 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 8.81 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8.97 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 8.16 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 7.93 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 7.75 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 7.83 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7.73 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 7.62 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.67 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 7.6 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 8.71 An per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 8.62 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 8.78 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.13 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.43 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 9.67 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 9.96 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 9.69 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.73 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.96 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10.34 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 10.03 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 10.34 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 10.66 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 11.37 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 11.97 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 12.23 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 12.83 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 13.17 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 12.75 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.68 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.51 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 14.23 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 14.92 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.58 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.59 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.71 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.83 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.51 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 17.77 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.29 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.03 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.01 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.66 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.76 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.16 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.03 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 18.52 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.37 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.25 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.56 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.57 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 17.57 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.34 An per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 17.57 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5364 An per square kilometre, 32.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.89 An per square kilometre | 7.33 An per square kilometre | 8.75 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.01 An per square kilometre | 7.6 An per square kilometre | 8.97 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.37 An per square kilometre | 8.62 An per square kilometre | 9.96 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.57 An per square kilometre | 10.03 An per square kilometre | 13.17 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.21 An per square kilometre | 12.68 An per square kilometre | 17.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.94 An per square kilometre | 17.77 An per square kilometre | 19.76 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.93 An per square kilometre | 17.56 An per square kilometre | 18.37 An per square kilometre | 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 17.57 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.76 An per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.