Wheat and products — Food supply in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wheat and products — Food supply was 755.49 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat and products — Food supply in New Zealand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat and products — food supply in New Zealand stood at 755.49 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food supply in New Zealand peaked at 755.49 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 529.41 kcal/cap/d, in 2011.
New Zealand ranks 43rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Food supply in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 605.21 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 529.41 kcal/cap/d | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 633.68 kcal/cap/d | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 626.27 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 665.24 kcal/cap/d | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 681.88 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 680.86 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 691.85 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 674.28 kcal/cap/d | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 668.55 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 673.69 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 667.75 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 719.77 kcal/cap/d | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 755.49 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 755.49 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 664.25 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 755.49 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 494.55 kcal/cap/d, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 645.72 kcal/cap/d | 529.41 kcal/cap/d | 691.85 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 704.17 kcal/cap/d | 667.75 kcal/cap/d | 755.49 kcal/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 wheat and products — food supply in New Zealand?
- Wheat and products — food supply in New Zealand was 755.49 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 755.49 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food supply recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 529.41 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- How does New Zealand rank for wheat and products — food supply?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food supply rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, published as part of Wheat and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.