Tomatoes — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 464 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tomatoes — area harvested in New Zealand is 464 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 3,382 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 360 ha, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,125 ha | — |
| 1962 | 896 ha | -20.4% |
| 1963 | 991 ha | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 1,085 ha | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 1,083 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,057 ha | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1,078 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1,370 ha | +27.1% |
| 1969 | 1,393 ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1,300 ha | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 1,259 ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 880 ha | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 905 ha | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 914 ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 967 ha | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 1,022 ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 952 ha | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 944 ha | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 850 ha | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 1,055 ha | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 867 ha | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 1,100 ha | +26.9% |
| 1983 | 1,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 930 ha | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 800 ha | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 668 ha | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 555 ha | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 602 ha | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 734 ha | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 1,192 ha | +62.4% |
| 1991 | 1,200 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,268 ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1,689 ha | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 2,543 ha | +50.6% |
| 1995 | 3,285 ha | +29.2% |
| 1996 | 3,382 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,500 ha | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 1,700 ha | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 ha | -41.2% |
| 2000 | 883 ha | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 666 ha | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 770 ha | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 690 ha | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 730 ha | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 898 ha | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 745 ha | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 857 ha | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 690 ha | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 853 ha | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 843 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 789 ha | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 787 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 739 ha | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 699 ha | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 653 ha | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 606 ha | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 408 ha | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 474 ha | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 477 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 360 ha | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 461 ha | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 447 ha | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 447 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 464 ha | +3.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 464 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 336 ha, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 464 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 464 ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,120 ha | 896 ha | 1,393 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 999.3 ha | 850 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 831.1 ha | 555 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,976 ha | 1,000 ha | 3,382 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 778.2 ha | 666 ha | 898 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.5 ha | 408 ha | 843 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.8 ha | 360 ha | 464 ha | 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 tomatoes — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in New Zealand was 464 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,382 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 360 ha in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.