Tomato yields in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tomato yields was 116.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, tomato yields in New Zealand stood at 116.47 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in New Zealand peaked at 144.93 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32.98 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 17th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.65 tonnes per hectare | 32.98 tonnes per hectare | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.35 tonnes per hectare | 33.5 tonnes per hectare | 71.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.74 tonnes per hectare | 54.3 tonnes per hectare | 132.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.86 tonnes per hectare | 39.71 tonnes per hectare | 87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.76 tonnes per hectare | 98.53 tonnes per hectare | 144.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.29 tonnes per hectare | 107.12 tonnes per hectare | 119.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.06 tonnes per hectare | 116.47 tonnes per hectare | 121.05 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in New Zealand?
- Tomato yields in New Zealand was 116.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 144.93 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.98 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for tomato yields?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.