FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Asparagus production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 1,073 t of asparagus, the 26th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 48%. The record was 12,800 t in 1992. Area harvested: 324 ha, yield 3.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,073 t
- World rank
- 26 of 47
- 10-year change
- −48%
- Record
- 12,800 t
- 1992
Asparagus in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,073 | −14% | 324 | 3.31 |
| 2023 | 1,253 | +0.2% | 379 | 3.31 |
| 2022 | 1,250 | −24% | 379 | 3.30 |
| 2021 | 1,653 | −0.2% | 496 | 3.33 |
| 2020 | 1,656 | −19% | 496 | 3.34 |
| 2019 | 2,036 | +7.5% | 611 | 3.33 |
| 2018 | 1,894 | −23% | 569 | 3.33 |
| 2017 | 2,475 | +24% | 744 | 3.33 |
| 2016 | 1,994 | −4.5% | 598 | 3.33 |
| 2015 | 2,087 | +0.4% | 630 | 3.31 |
| 2014 | 2,079 | −9.1% | 628 | 3.31 |
| 2013 | 2,286 | −16% | 679 | 3.37 |
| 2012 | 2,737 | +39% | 820 | 3.34 |
| 2011 | 1,969 | −25% | 596 | 3.30 |
| 2010 | 2,625 | +19% | 799 | 3.29 |
| 2009 | 2,200 | −8.3% | 639 | 3.44 |
| 2008 | 2,400 | −25% | 700 | 3.43 |
| 2007 | 3,200 | +9.6% | 871 | 3.67 |
| 2006 | 2,920 | −38% | 810 | 3.60 |
| 2005 | 4,680 | −22% | 1,371 | 3.41 |
| 2004 | 6,000 | +13% | 1,500 | 4.00 |
| 2003 | 5,300 | +33% | 1,935 | 2.74 |
| 2002 | 4,000 | −11% | 2,015 | 1.99 |
| 2001 | 4,500 | 0.0% | 2,096 | 2.15 |
| 2000 | 4,500 | −10.0% | 2,177 | 2.07 |
| 1999 | 5,000 | −17% | 1,900 | 2.63 |
| 1998 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,900 | 3.16 |
| 1997 | 6,000 | −4.8% | 2,038 | 2.94 |
| 1996 | 6,300 | −22% | 2,262 | 2.79 |
| 1995 | 8,100 | +31% | 2,868 | 2.82 |
| 1994 | 6,200 | +1.6% | 2,328 | 2.66 |
| 1993 | 6,100 | −52% | 2,348 | 2.60 |
| 1992 | 12,800 | +28% | 2,453 | 5.22 |
| 1991 | 10,000 | +25% | 4,500 | 2.22 |
| 1990 | 8,000 | +14% | 2,894 | 2.76 |
| 1989 | 7,000 | +17% | 3,216 | 2.18 |
| 1988 | 6,000 | +9.1% | 3,097 | 1.94 |
| 1987 | 5,500 | +15% | 3,175 | 1.73 |
| 1986 | 4,800 | +14% | 3,095 | 1.55 |
| 1985 | 4,200 | +5.0% | 2,840 | 1.48 |
| 1984 | 4,000 | +4.4% | 2,840 | 1.41 |
| 1983 | 3,830 | +103% | 2,892 | 1.32 |
| 1982 | 1,883 | +20% | 2,271 | 0.83 |
| 1981 | 1,572 | +37% | 1,588 | 0.99 |
| 1980 | 1,145 | +0.9% | 896 | 1.28 |
| 1979 | 1,135 | −0.5% | 635 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 1,141 | −9.2% | 535 | 2.13 |
| 1977 | 1,257 | −22% | 426 | 2.95 |
| 1976 | 1,619 | −11% | 815 | 1.99 |
| 1975 | 1,819 | +34% | 838 | 2.17 |
| 1974 | 1,358 | −31% | 656 | 2.07 |
| 1973 | 1,961 | +9.3% | 959 | 2.04 |
| 1972 | 1,794 | +1.4% | 1,082 | 1.66 |
| 1971 | 1,769 | −5.6% | 844 | 2.10 |
| 1970 | 1,873 | −6.0% | 915 | 2.05 |
| 1969 | 1,992 | +11% | 940 | 2.12 |
| 1968 | 1,791 | +2.4% | 838 | 2.14 |
| 1967 | 1,749 | +11% | 886 | 1.97 |
| 1966 | 1,569 | −22% | 814 | 1.93 |
| 1965 | 2,000 | −4.8% | 850 | 2.35 |
| 1964 | 2,100 | 0.0% | 850 | 2.47 |
| 1963 | 2,100 | +115% | 795 | 2.64 |
| 1962 | 976 | −2.4% | 747 | 1.31 |
| 1961 | 1,000 | — | 750 | 1.33 |
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.