Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 80.53 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in New Zealand is 80.53 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in New Zealand peaked at 192.71 An per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 80.53 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103.67 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 112.22 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 108.51 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 114.33 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 113.76 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 111.32 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 120.76 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 135.71 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 135.27 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 138.62 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 138.1 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 138.71 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 140.91 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 120.84 An per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 123.77 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 123.92 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 122.8 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 129.61 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 127.27 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 137.51 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 157.62 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 156.43 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 171.94 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 165.81 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 192.71 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 157.21 An per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 160.68 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 152.83 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 158.7 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 130.03 An per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 127.09 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 141.84 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 113.29 An per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 121.68 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 127.09 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 117.72 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 121.74 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 125.36 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 112.88 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 117.61 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 122.46 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 111.28 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 116.68 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 107.7 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 109.96 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 113.33 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 122.88 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 127.93 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 105.38 An per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 96.62 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 90.68 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 89.02 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 95.46 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 95.91 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.69 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.58 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 87.56 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 90.02 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 84.95 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 87.74 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 83.59 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 80.94 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 80.53 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 80.53 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 17.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 80.53 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 47.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.28 An per square kilometre | 103.67 An per square kilometre | 135.71 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 130.46 An per square kilometre | 120.84 An per square kilometre | 140.91 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 161.14 An per square kilometre | 137.51 An per square kilometre | 192.71 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.87 An per square kilometre | 112.88 An per square kilometre | 141.84 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.52 An per square kilometre | 105.38 An per square kilometre | 127.93 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.15 An per square kilometre | 84.95 An per square kilometre | 96.69 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2 An per square kilometre | 80.53 An per square kilometre | 87.74 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 4 Palestine, State of 108.09 An per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malawi 96.45 An per square kilometre compare
- 6 Pakistan 80.65 An per square kilometre compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 73.71 An per square kilometre compare
- 9 India 72.61 An per square kilometre compare
- 10 Albania 62.71 An per square kilometre compare
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in New Zealand?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in New Zealand was 80.53 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 192.71 An per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.53 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.