Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Carbohydrate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Carbohydrate was 20.3 g/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Carbohydrate in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 20.3 g/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate in New Zealand peaked at 26.2 g/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18 g/cap/d, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 85th out of 163 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.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Carbohydrate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.4 g/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 20.7 g/cap/d | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2 g/cap/d | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2 g/cap/d | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 24.9 g/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.5 g/cap/d | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21 g/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 22.9 g/cap/d | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7 g/cap/d | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7 g/cap/d | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6 g/cap/d | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 24 g/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 18 g/cap/d | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 20.3 g/cap/d | +12.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 20.3 g/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9 g/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 20.3 g/cap/d is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.75 g/cap/d, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.62 g/cap/d | 18.7 g/cap/d | 26.2 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.98 g/cap/d | 18 g/cap/d | 24 g/cap/d | 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 roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate in New Zealand?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate in New Zealand was 20.3 g/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2 g/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 g/cap/d in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate?
- New Zealand ranks 85th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — carbohydrate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Carbohydrate (available) supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.