Apricots production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 1,883 t of apricots, the 50th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 52%. The record was 10,284 t in 1990. Area harvested: 266 ha, yield 7.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,883 t
- World rank
- 50 of 66
- 10-year change
- −52%
- Record
- 10,284 t
- 1990
Apricots in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
New Zealand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.12% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.1
- world 7.0 (+0.9%)
- kg per person
- 0.36
- world 0.56
- 10-year change
- −52%
- world +38%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Australia | 3,062 | 0.07% |
| 49 | Portugal | 2,570 | 0.06% |
| 50 | New Zealand | 1,883 | 0.04% |
| 51 | Nepal | 1,715 | 0.04% |
| 52 | Yemen | 1,543 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of apricots
Share of the world total; New Zealand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,883 | −2.5% | 266 | 7.08 |
| 2023 | 1,931 | −0.7% | 271 | 7.13 |
| 2022 | 1,944 | −28% | 271 | 7.17 |
| 2021 | 2,706 | −0.1% | 376 | 7.20 |
| 2020 | 2,709 | −3.5% | 376 | 7.20 |
| 2019 | 2,808 | −3.4% | 385 | 7.29 |
| 2018 | 2,907 | −12% | 396 | 7.34 |
| 2017 | 3,291 | +4.2% | 445 | 7.40 |
| 2016 | 3,158 | −4.4% | 425 | 7.43 |
| 2015 | 3,303 | −16% | 444 | 7.44 |
| 2014 | 3,944 | +15% | 530 | 7.44 |
| 2013 | 3,436 | +4.2% | 457 | 7.52 |
| 2012 | 3,296 | +2.4% | 434 | 7.59 |
| 2011 | 3,220 | −5.7% | 423 | 7.61 |
| 2010 | 3,416 | +6.7% | 454 | 7.52 |
| 2009 | 3,200 | −5.9% | 426 | 7.51 |
| 2008 | 3,400 | −2.9% | 450 | 7.56 |
| 2007 | 3,500 | −5.4% | 457 | 7.66 |
| 2006 | 3,700 | +0.6% | 500 | 7.40 |
| 2005 | 3,678 | −6.0% | 480 | 7.66 |
| 2004 | 3,914 | −13% | 590 | 6.63 |
| 2003 | 4,500 | −36% | 597 | 7.54 |
| 2002 | 7,000 | +17% | 636 | 11.01 |
| 2001 | 6,000 | −19% | 697 | 8.61 |
| 2000 | 7,400 | 0.0% | 759 | 9.75 |
| 1999 | 7,400 | 0.0% | 700 | 10.57 |
| 1998 | 7,400 | −1.3% | 850 | 8.71 |
| 1997 | 7,500 | +12% | 850 | 8.82 |
| 1996 | 6,700 | −12% | 735 | 9.12 |
| 1995 | 7,600 | +1.3% | 831 | 9.15 |
| 1994 | 7,500 | +2.7% | 844 | 8.89 |
| 1993 | 7,300 | +59% | 804 | 9.08 |
| 1992 | 4,600 | −46% | 814 | 5.65 |
| 1991 | 8,460 | −18% | 860 | 9.84 |
| 1990 | 10,284 | +47% | 854 | 12.04 |
| 1989 | 7,000 | −18% | 857 | 8.17 |
| 1988 | 8,500 | −2.3% | 832 | 10.22 |
| 1987 | 8,700 | −13% | 776 | 11.21 |
| 1986 | 10,000 | +6.7% | 778 | 12.85 |
| 1985 | 9,375 | +17% | 750 | 12.50 |
| 1984 | 8,040 | +49% | 670 | 12.00 |
| 1983 | 5,400 | −26% | 668 | 8.08 |
| 1982 | 7,258 | +11% | 571 | 12.71 |
| 1981 | 6,538 | +3.1% | 511 | 12.79 |
| 1980 | 6,340 | −6.0% | 581 | 10.91 |
| 1979 | 6,742 | +34% | 570 | 11.83 |
| 1978 | 5,026 | −11% | 552 | 9.11 |
| 1977 | 5,667 | +21% | 541 | 10.48 |
| 1976 | 4,677 | −4.6% | 574 | 8.15 |
| 1975 | 4,902 | −32% | 579 | 8.47 |
| 1974 | 7,221 | +2.8% | 534 | 13.52 |
| 1973 | 7,022 | −2.8% | 615 | 11.42 |
| 1972 | 7,221 | −4.8% | 587 | 12.30 |
| 1971 | 7,582 | +13% | 546 | 13.89 |
| 1970 | 6,700 | +34% | 502 | 13.35 |
| 1969 | 5,000 | +1.8% | 469 | 10.66 |
| 1968 | 4,910 | −12% | 453 | 10.84 |
| 1967 | 5,600 | +14% | 420 | 13.33 |
| 1966 | 4,900 | +2.7% | 392 | 12.50 |
| 1965 | 4,770 | −21% | 380 | 12.55 |
| 1964 | 6,000 | +1.7% | 372 | 16.13 |
| 1963 | 5,900 | +56% | 340 | 17.35 |
| 1962 | 3,780 | +2.4% | 337 | 11.22 |
| 1961 | 3,690 | — | 325 | 11.35 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 190 t USD 1.0 m
- Exporter rank
- 38 of 64
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of apricots in New Zealand?
New Zealand produced 1,883 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of apricots?
New Zealand ranked 50th of 66 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Turkey with 27.6% of the world total.
How has the production of apricots in New Zealand changed?
It fell by 52% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +38% for the world. The record was 10,284 t in 1990.
What is the yield of apricots in New Zealand?
7.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,883 t from 266 ha), against a world average of 7.0 t/ha.
Does New Zealand export or import apricots?
In 2024 New Zealand reported exports of 190 t (USD 1.0 m) and no imports, according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for New Zealand is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.