FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cherries production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 4,488 t of cherries, the 45th largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 99%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 1,342 ha, yield 3.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 4,488 t
- World rank
- 45 of 63
- 10-year change
- +99%
- Record
- 4,488 t
- 2024
Cherries in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,488 | +13% | 1,342 | 3.34 |
| 2023 | 3,973 | +0.1% | 1,191 | 3.34 |
| 2022 | 3,969 | +18% | 1,191 | 3.33 |
| 2021 | 3,373 | +4.6% | 1,026 | 3.29 |
| 2020 | 3,226 | +17% | 1,026 | 3.14 |
| 2019 | 2,765 | −26% | 907 | 3.05 |
| 2018 | 3,750 | +60% | 1,199 | 3.13 |
| 2017 | 2,337 | −3.6% | 726 | 3.22 |
| 2016 | 2,425 | +3.1% | 755 | 3.21 |
| 2015 | 2,351 | +4.3% | 692 | 3.40 |
| 2014 | 2,255 | +4.8% | 662 | 3.41 |
| 2013 | 2,152 | +4.3% | 631 | 3.41 |
| 2012 | 2,064 | +14% | 619 | 3.33 |
| 2011 | 1,804 | −1.6% | 584 | 3.09 |
| 2010 | 1,834 | −0.9% | 632 | 2.90 |
| 2009 | 1,850 | +9.1% | 597 | 3.10 |
| 2008 | 1,696 | −11% | 550 | 3.08 |
| 2007 | 1,900 | +15% | 520 | 3.65 |
| 2006 | 1,650 | +3.3% | 550 | 3.00 |
| 2005 | 1,598 | −21% | 524 | 3.05 |
| 2004 | 2,017 | +65% | 550 | 3.67 |
| 2003 | 1,220 | +92% | 569 | 2.14 |
| 2002 | 634 | −15% | 550 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 750 | +60% | 543 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | 470 | −22% | 535 | 0.88 |
| 1999 | 600 | −56% | 400 | 1.50 |
| 1998 | 1,350 | −2.4% | 400 | 3.38 |
| 1997 | 1,383 | −11% | 340 | 4.07 |
| 1996 | 1,558 | −22% | 339 | 4.60 |
| 1995 | 2,000 | +33% | 353 | 5.67 |
| 1994 | 1,500 | +3.4% | 274 | 5.47 |
| 1993 | 1,450 | +25% | 273 | 5.31 |
| 1992 | 1,160 | −29% | 272 | 4.26 |
| 1991 | 1,624 | −4.4% | 205 | 7.92 |
| 1990 | 1,698 | +26% | 283 | 6.00 |
| 1989 | 1,345 | +12% | 269 | 5.00 |
| 1988 | 1,200 | +9.1% | 259 | 4.63 |
| 1987 | 1,100 | +22% | 228 | 4.82 |
| 1986 | 900 | +5.9% | 190 | 4.74 |
| 1985 | 850 | +6.3% | 176 | 4.83 |
| 1984 | 800 | −1.2% | 175 | 4.57 |
| 1983 | 810 | −2.3% | 180 | 4.50 |
| 1982 | 829 | +11% | 182 | 4.55 |
| 1981 | 749 | +39% | 128 | 5.85 |
| 1980 | 540 | +3.8% | 120 | 4.50 |
| 1979 | 520 | +4.4% | 112 | 4.64 |
| 1978 | 498 | +28% | 110 | 4.53 |
| 1977 | 389 | −30% | 107 | 3.64 |
| 1976 | 556 | −2.1% | 109 | 5.10 |
| 1975 | 568 | +6.8% | 112 | 5.07 |
| 1974 | 532 | −5.3% | 97 | 5.48 |
| 1973 | 562 | +19% | 102 | 5.51 |
| 1972 | 472 | +3.3% | 102 | 4.63 |
| 1971 | 457 | −17% | 81 | 5.64 |
| 1970 | 552 | +26% | 73 | 7.56 |
| 1969 | 438 | +1.9% | 69 | 6.35 |
| 1968 | 430 | +7.5% | 66 | 6.52 |
| 1967 | 400 | −4.5% | 61 | 6.56 |
| 1966 | 419 | +4.8% | 61 | 6.87 |
| 1965 | 400 | −2.4% | 64 | 6.25 |
| 1964 | 410 | −21% | 64 | 6.41 |
| 1963 | 520 | +30% | 80 | 6.50 |
| 1962 | 400 | −6.5% | 60 | 6.67 |
| 1961 | 428 | — | 53 | 8.08 |
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.