Agriculture & Rural in New Zealand

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% 2025 down 21.5% 17th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% 2025 down 8.6% 130th
Rural population 16.0% 2025 up 7.8% 168th
Rural population growth 0.3% 2025 down 93.8% 97th
Rural population 852,066 2025 up 24.5% 137th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% 2023 down 43.0% 120th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ 2023 down 23.5% 53rd
Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares 2024 down 11.3% 132nd
Cereal yield 9,102 kg per hectare 2024 up 13.3% 8th
Cereal production 1.10 million metric tons 2024 up 0.4% 103rd
Fertilizer consumption 1,291 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 5.6% 3rd
Land area 263,310 sq. km 2023 unchanged 75th
Agricultural land 97,110 sq. km 2023 down 12.6% 72nd
Agricultural land 36.9% 2023 down 12.6% 109th
Arable land 520,000 hectares 2023 down 4.9% 123rd
Permanent cropland 0.3% 2023 up 1.4% 160th
Arable land 2.0% 2023 down 4.9% 169th
Arable land 0.1 hectares per person 2023 down 18.8% 108th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 3.8% 2025 down 3.7% 122nd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 6.9% 2025 down 14.3% 127th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 5.4% 2025 down 11.4% 129th
Average precipitation in depth 1,732 mm per year 2022 unchanged 45th
Crop production index 108.2 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 19.8% 80th
Food production index 100.57 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 11.3% 134th
Livestock production index 99 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 8.7% 146th
Forest area 37.8% 2023 up 1.0% 81st
Forest area 99,503 sq. km 2023 up 1.0% 53rd
Fertilizer consumption 235.3% 2023 up 11.2% 48th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 64.9% 2022 up 2.9% 83rd
Surface area 267,710 sq. km 2023 unchanged 75th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st