Cereal yield in New Zealand
Cereal farms in New Zealand harvested 9,102 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
New Zealand, 2024
9,102
Change from 2023
+7.2%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5,225 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
8th of 176
Cereal yield in New Zealand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,102 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 8,489 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 8,382 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 8,809 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 9,039 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 8,192 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 8,064 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 8,464 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 8,384 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 8,027 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 8,034 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 8,106 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 8,012 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 6,953 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 7,387 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 6,910 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 7,380 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 7,916 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 7,029 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 7,566 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 6,462 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 7,060 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 6,276 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 6,535 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 6,317 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.2% from 8,489 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8,034 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +13.3%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, New Zealand has the 8th highest value.
More for New Zealand
All statistics for New Zealand
Agricultural land
36.8%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
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
Agriculture share of GDP
4.0%
2023 · World Bank