Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0088 ha per person.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0468 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 ha per person, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 61st out of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0312 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0304 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0361 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0319 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0283 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0302 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0343 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0461 ha per person | +34.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0468 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0386 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0342 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0367 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0364 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0223 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0187 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0334 ha per person | +78.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0308 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0291 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.028 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0276 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.026 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0213 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0221 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0281 ha per person | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0253 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0115 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0107 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0136 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.012 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.009 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.009 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0088 ha per person | +12.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0088 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0088 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +78.3% | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0334 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.0468 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0386 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0281 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0468 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 ha per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wheat — 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.