Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0064 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0064 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0173 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 ha per person, in 1967.
New Zealand ranks 40th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0062 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0063 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0077 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0073 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.007 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0084 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.008 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0114 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0173 ha per person | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0139 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 ha per person | +40.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0141 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0126 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 ha per person | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0064 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.