Agriculture in New Zealand: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in New Zealand with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products141products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°1at least one product ranks first
Products ranked world #11products currently ranked first
Top-10 products23products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for New Zealand cover 141 products. 1 products currently place New Zealand at world rank #1, including Whole milk powder. In total, 23 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for New Zealand?
141 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For New Zealand it is #1, and 1 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of New Zealand agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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141 visible results
| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Primary | Production | 1.77M t 2024 | #66 |
| Cereals, primary | Production | 1.10M t 2024 | #107 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 878.9k t 2024 | #82 |
| Kiwi fruit | Production | 667.8k t 2024 | #2 |
| Apples | Production | 575.2k t 2024 | #23 |
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 543.3k t 2024 | #98 |
| Potatoes | Production | 531.4k t 2024 | #64 |
| Wheat | Production | 464.6k t 2024 | #63 |
| Grapes | Production | 395.0k t 2024 | #26 |
| Barley | Production | 355.5k t 2024 | #42 |
| Onions and shallots, green | Production | 267.5k t 2024 | #8 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 244.4k t 2024 | #90 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 162.8k t 2024 | #64 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | Production | 92.4k t 2024 | #43 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 77.5k t 2024 | #52 |
| Cabbages | Production | 74.2k t 2024 | #57 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 63.0k t 2024 | #75 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 54.0k t 2024 | #96 |
| Avocados | Production | 36.0k t 2024 | #30 |
| Cauliflowers and broccoli | Production | 35.8k t 2024 | #33 |
| Lettuce and chicory | Production | 34.4k t 2024 | #37 |
| Peas, green | Production | 30.6k t 2024 | #22 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 26.2k t 2024 | #107 |
| Peas, dry | Production | 24.5k t 2024 | #34 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 24.2k t 2024 | #86 |
| Oats | Production | 23.3k t 2024 | #46 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 22.4k t 2024 | #77 |
| Green corn (maize) | Production | 22.3k t 2024 | #27 |
| Pears | Production | 20.1k t 2024 | #43 |
| Cereals n.e.c. | Production | 15.0k t 2024 | #23 |
| Sweet potatoes | Production | 11.9k t 2024 | #67 |
| Other beans, green | Production | 11.5k t 2024 | #45 |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | Production | 8.6k t 2024 | #30 |
| Oranges | Production | 7.5k t 2024 | #80 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 6.8k t 2024 | #93 |
| Lemons and limes | Production | 6.5k t 2024 | #64 |
| Currants | Production | 5.1k t 2024 | #8 |
| Cherries | Production | 4.5k t 2024 | #45 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 4.1k t 2024 | #72 |
| Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. | Production | 4.1k t 2024 | #9 |
| Blueberries | Production | 3.8k t 2024 | #17 |
| Cantaloupes and other melons | Production | 3.5k t 2024 | #70 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 2.8k t 2024 | #123 |
| Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables | Production | 2.7k t 2024 | #34 |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 2.5k t 2024 | #56 |
| Watermelons | Production | 2.4k t 2024 | #102 |
| Linseed | Production | 2.3k t 2024 | #24 |
| Other stone fruits | Production | 2.3k t 2024 | #15 |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | Production | 2.3k t 2024 | #28 |
| Rape or colza seed | Production | 2.2k t 2024 | #56 |
| Green garlic | Production | 1.9k t 2024 | #74 |
| Apricots | Production | 1.9k t 2024 | #50 |
| Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. | Production | 1.9k t 2024 | #20 |
| Spinach | Production | 1.8k t 2024 | #42 |
| Persimmons | Production | 1.7k t 2024 | #14 |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 1.7k t 2024 | #130 |
| Lentils, dry | Production | 1.7k t 2024 | #26 |
| Strawberries | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #68 |
| Quinces | Production | 1.4k t 2024 | #25 |
| Plums and sloes | Production | 1.3k t 2024 | #74 |
| Asparagus | Production | 1.1k t 2024 | #26 |
| Pomelos and grapefruits | Production | 1.0k t 2024 | #60 |
| Hop cones | Production | 932 t 2024 | #12 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | Production | 545 t 2024 | #65 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | Production | 535 t 2024 | #44 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | Production | 505 t 2024 | #124 |
| Walnuts, in shell | Production | 497 t 2024 | #46 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 497 t 2024 | #101 |
| Peaches and nectarines | Production | 96 t 2024 | #79 |
| Raspberries | Production | 7.9 t 2024 | #46 |
| Gooseberries | Production | 3.3 t 2024 | #17 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 21.53M t 2024 | #9 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 21.53M t 2024 | #10 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 741.8k t 2024 | #17 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 741.8k t 2024 | #19 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 450.7k t 2024 | #7 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 449.6k t 2024 | #5 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 232.3k t 2024 | #56 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 230.3k t 2024 | #55 |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 163.2k t 2024 | #10 |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 81.8k t 2024 | #5 |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 75.7k t 2024 | #19 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 64.9k t 2024 | #75 |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 62.3k t 2024 | #10 |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 55.8k t 2024 | #8 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 41.4k t 2024 | #72 |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 27.9k t 2024 | #6 |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 2.1k t 2024 | #57 |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #62 |
| Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.2k t 2024 | #40 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.1k t 2024 | #99 |
| Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled | Production | 652 t 2024 | #45 |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 199 t 2024 | #95 |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 199 t 2024 | #93 |
| Meat of geese, fresh or chilled | Production | 134 t 2024 | #21 |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 100 t 2024 | #78 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 23.67M head 2024 | #26 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 23.58M head 2024 | #16 |
| Cattle | Stocks | 9.52M head 2024 | #35 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 9.52M head 2024 | #35 |
| Skim milk of cows | Production | 8.62M t 2023 | #4 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 1.49M t 2024 | #38 |
| Whole milk powder | Production | 1.40M t 2023 | #1 |
| Bees | Stocks | 533.8k units 2024 | #25 |
| Butter of cow milk | Production | 462.4k t 2023 | #3 |
| Butter and Ghee | Production | 462.4k t 2023 | #5 |
| Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry | Production | 424.6k t 2023 | #3 |
| Skim milk and whey powder | Production | 390.0k t 2023 | #3 |
| Cheese (All Kinds) | Production | 375.0k t 2023 | #15 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | Production | 375.0k t 2023 | #14 |
| Wine | Production | 360.0k t 2023 | #14 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 281.0k t 2023 | #67 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 243.6k head 2024 | #97 |
| Tallow | Production | 180.6k t 2023 | #8 |
| Cream, fresh | Production | 172.3k t 2023 | #8 |
| Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool | Production | 125.0k t 2024 | #3 |
| Goats | Stocks | 88.4k head 2024 | #124 |
| Buttermilk, dry | Production | 34.6k t 2023 | #4 |
| Horses | Stocks | 31.2k head 2024 | #76 |
| Whey, dry | Production | 30.3k t 2023 | #17 |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 24.92M head 2024 | #86 |
| Chickens | Stocks | 24.57M head 2024 | #85 |
| Natural honey | Production | 17.5k t 2024 | #23 |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 17.1k t 2024 | #22 |
| Evaporated & Condensed Milk | Production | 17.1k t 2023 | #41 |
| Margarine and shortening | Production | 10.7k t 2023 | #59 |
| Whole milk, evaporated | Production | 9.9k t 2023 | #29 |
| Whole milk, condensed | Production | 7.2k t 2023 | #27 |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | Production | 5.2k t 2024 | #19 |
| Oil of linseed | Production | 818 t 2023 | #35 |
| Oil of maize | Production | 725 t 2023 | #51 |
| Mushrooms and truffles | Production | 683 t 2024 | #51 |
| Beeswax | Production | 299 t 2024 | #21 |
| Ducks | Stocks | 184.0k head 2024 | #47 |
| Geese | Stocks | 89.0k head 2024 | #23 |
| Turkeys | Stocks | 76.0k head 2024 | #52 |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | Production | 0.00 t 2024 | #59 |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 2.2 t 2017 | — |
| Soya beans | Production | 0.00 t 1992 | — |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 0.00 t 1998 | — |
| Flax, raw or retted | Production | 0.00 t 1981 | — |