Agriculture share of GDP in New Zealand
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 4.0% of GDP in New Zealand in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1971.
New Zealand, 2023
4.0%
Change from 2022
−0.6percentage points
World, 2023
4.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
2.0%
Agriculture share of GDP in New Zealand over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4.0% |
| 2024 | – | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 4.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 7.0%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 4.1%.
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All statistics for New Zealand
Agricultural land
36.8%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
9,102 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.71e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
8.87e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
52.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Capture fisheries production
324,447 tonnes
2024 · World Bank