FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All citrus fruit production in New Zealand

In 2024 New Zealand produced 24,173 t of all citrus fruit, the 86th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%. The record was 58,600 t in 1994. Area harvested: 2,549 ha, yield 9.5 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 24,173 t
World rank: 86 of 136
10-year change: −24%
Record: 58,600 t; 1994

All citrus fruit in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

New Zealand compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.01%; 0.02% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 9.5; world 15.6 (−39%)
kg per person: 4.64; world 20.3
10-year change: −24%; world +18%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
84	Dominica	26,926	0.02%
85	Cuba	25,028	0.02%
86	New Zealand	24,173	0.01%
87	Afghanistan	24,118	0.01%
88	Bhutan	20,969	0.01%

Full ranking of 136 countries

Map of world production of citrus fruit

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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	24,173	−1.8%	2,549	9.48
2023	24,618	+0.1%	2,605	9.45
2022	24,600	−0.1%	2,599	9.47
2021	24,614	+2.5%	2,651	9.28
2020	24,008	+0.7%	2,632	9.12
2019	23,830	+0.3%	2,691	8.86
2018	23,760	+4.6%	3,838	6.19
2017	22,721	−15%	2,583	8.80
2016	26,710	−8.4%	4,809	5.55
2015	29,145	−8.1%	3,028	9.63
2014	31,700	+1.7%	2,772	11.44
2013	31,179	−0.6%	2,659	11.73
2012	31,359	+0.1%	2,660	11.79
2011	31,330	+0.0%	2,701	11.60
2010	31,322	−1.9%	2,622	11.95
2009	31,916	−2.1%	2,672	11.94
2008	32,606	+4.2%	2,740	11.90
2007	31,300	+7.0%	2,573	12.16
2006	29,263	+3.0%	2,424	12.07
2005	28,418	−2.2%	2,405	11.82
2004	29,054	+4.0%	2,748	10.57
2003	27,948	−10%	2,687	10.40
2002	31,211	+4.7%	2,735	11.41
2001	29,800	+30%	2,893	10.30
2000	22,877	−18%	2,781	8.23
1999	27,900	+3.1%	2,550	10.94
1998	27,050	−21%	2,543	10.64
1997	34,233	−16%	2,520	13.58
1996	40,600	−23%	2,491	16.30
1995	52,943	−9.7%	2,600	20.36
1994	58,600	+26%	2,579	22.72
1993	46,400	+51%	2,432	19.08
1992	30,678	−22%	2,539	12.08
1991	39,320	−0.5%	2,980	13.19
1990	39,522	+5.3%	2,894	13.66
1989	37,533	+70%	2,204	17.03
1988	22,125	−34%	2,686	8.24
1987	33,500	+6.3%	2,714	12.34
1986	31,500	−8.7%	2,692	11.70
1985	34,500	+1.8%	3,092	11.16
1984	33,900	−0.3%	3,015	11.24
1983	34,000	+11%	2,826	12.03
1982	30,542	−3.0%	2,802	10.90
1981	31,501	+10.0%	2,526	12.47
1980	28,649	+29%	2,003	14.30
1979	22,176	+5.6%	1,936	11.45
1978	20,996	+26%	1,845	11.38
1977	16,701	−5.6%	1,781	9.38
1976	17,694	+22%	1,847	9.58
1975	14,463	+3.0%	1,588	9.11
1974	14,045	+25%	1,574	8.92
1973	11,232	−0.6%	1,538	7.30
1972	11,304	+8.9%	1,315	8.60
1971	10,383	−1.6%	1,299	7.99
1970	10,554	+49%	1,108	9.53
1969	7,105	−15%	1,005	7.07
1968	8,310	+29%	721	11.53
1967	6,420	+0.6%	769	8.35
1966	6,382	−13%	690	9.25
1965	7,305	+6.2%	671	10.89
1964	6,876	−1.6%	620	11.09
1963	6,989	−2.1%	570	12.26
1962	7,138	+45%	546	13.07
1961	4,922	—	500	9.84

Questions and answers

What is the production of citrus fruit in New Zealand?

New Zealand produced 24,173 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of citrus fruit?

New Zealand ranked 86th of 136 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.8% of the world total.

How has the production of citrus fruit in New Zealand changed?

It fell by 24% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 58,600 t in 1994.

What is the yield of citrus fruit in New Zealand?

9.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (24,173 t from 2,549 ha), against a world average of 15.6 t/ha.

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 estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.