FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in New Zealand
According to FAOSTAT, New Zealand produced 1.1 million t of cereals, 878,934 t of vegetables, 1.8 million t of fruit, 1.5 million t of meat and 21.5 million t of milk (10th in the world) in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were kiwi fruit (667,792 t), apples (575,214 t) and potatoes (531,438 t).
- Products recorded
- 104
- World #1
- 1
- products
- World top 10
- 20
- products
- Year
- 2024
New Zealand is the world’s largest producer of whole milk powder, and ranks second or third for 4 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in kiwi fruit (+53%), followed by cabbages (+46%).
Livestock numbers: 9.5 million cattle, 243,588 pigs, 23.6 million sheep and 88,428 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All milk | 21,531,000 | 10 | 2.19% | +1.0% |
| All fruit | 1,774,833 | 66 | 0.19% | +16% |
| All meat | 1,488,597 | 38 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| All cereals | 1,102,881 | 107 | 0.04% | +0.4% |
| All vegetables | 878,934 | 82 | 0.07% | −14% |
| All roots and tubers | 543,329 | 98 | 0.06% | +18% |
| All eggs | 64,922 | 75 | 0.06% | +16% |
| All pulses | 26,150 | 107 | 0.03% | −11% |
| All citrus fruit | 24,173 | 86 | 0.01% | −24% |
| All tree nuts | 497 | 101 | 0% | −47% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow milk | 21,531,000 | 9 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| Skim milk of cows | 8,623,918 | 4 | 6.04% | +3.8% |
| Whole milk powder | 1,400,000 | 1 | 27.9% | +16% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 741,844 | 17 | 1.06% | +19% |
| Kiwi fruit | 667,792 | 2 | 15.12% | +53% |
| Apples | 575,214 | 23 | 0.59% | +17% |
| Potatoes | 531,438 | 64 | 0.14% | +19% |
| Wheat | 464,602 | 63 | 0.06% | +12% |
| Butter of cow milk | 462,400 | 3 | 7.73% | +19% |
| Sheep meat | 449,606 | 5 | 3.9% | −7.7% |
| Grapes | 395,000 | 26 | 0.52% | −11% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 390,000 | 3 | 8.27% | +8.3% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 375,000 | 14 | 1.63% | +21% |
| Wine | 360,000 | 14 | 1.47% | +45% |
| Barley | 355,515 | 42 | 0.25% | −12% |
| Beer | 281,000 | 67 | 0.15% | −2.7% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 267,459 | 8 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| Maize | 244,444 | 90 | 0.02% | +3.1% |
| Chicken meat | 230,307 | 55 | 0.18% | +23% |
| Tallow | 180,600 | 8 | 2.19% | +5.8% |
| Cream, fresh | 172,300 | 8 | 4.64% | +456% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 163,206 | 10 | 1.68% | +19% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 162,792 | 64 | 0.06% | +6.4% |
| Wool, greasy | 124,951 | 3 | 7.37% | −18% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 92,392 | 43 | 0.27% | −40% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 81,828 | 5 | 3.76% | −7.7% |
| Carrots and turnips | 77,451 | 52 | 0.17% | +6.5% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 75,668 | 19 | 0.86% | +19% |
| Cabbages | 74,208 | 57 | 0.1% | +46% |
| Hen eggs | 63,042 | 75 | 0.07% | +17% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 62,315 | 10 | 1.83% | +19% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 55,751 | 8 | 2.81% | −7.7% |
| Tomatoes | 54,040 | 96 | 0.03% | −33% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 41,437 | 72 | 0.03% | −13% |
| Avocados | 36,013 | 30 | 0.32% | −5.0% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 35,795 | 33 | 0.13% | −15% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 34,620 | 4 | 5.28% | −10% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 34,424 | 37 | 0.12% | −19% |
| Peas, green | 30,605 | 22 | 0.14% | −12% |
| Whey, dry | 30,299 | 17 | 0.92% | +24% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 27,876 | 6 | 4.34% | −7.7% |
| Peas, dry | 24,484 | 34 | 0.17% | −13% |
| Oats | 23,332 | 46 | 0.1% | −33% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 22,390 | 77 | 0.06% | +7.2% |
| Green maize | 22,261 | 27 | 0.24% | −76% |
| Pears | 20,099 | 43 | 0.07% | −20% |
| Honey | 17,500 | 23 | 0.88% | −0.6% |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 17,105 | 22 | 0.83% | −29% |
| Cereals n.e.c. | 14,988 | 23 | 0.19% | +121% |
| Sweet potatoes | 11,891 | 67 | 0.01% | −14% |
| Other beans, green | 11,497 | 45 | 0.04% | +30% |
| Margarine and shortening | 10,676 | 59 | 0.08% | +47% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 9,870 | 29 | 0.34% | +997% |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | 8,635 | 30 | 0.06% | +1.0% |
| Oranges | 7,490 | 80 | 0.01% | −14% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 7,200 | 27 | 0.37% | +773% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 6,762 | 93 | 0.02% | −12% |
| Lemons and limes | 6,478 | 64 | 0.03% | −0.2% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 5,158 | 19 | 0.33% | +1.2% |
| Currants | 5,057 | 8 | 0.72% | −44% |
| Cherries | 4,488 | 45 | 0.14% | +99% |
| Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. | 4,054 | 9 | 0.61% | +6.6% |
| Blueberries | 3,847 | 17 | 0.28% | +28% |
| Melons | 3,452 | 70 | 0.01% | −16% |
| Leeks | 2,706 | 34 | 0.13% | +6.4% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 2,463 | 56 | 0.01% | −7.1% |
| Watermelons | 2,390 | 102 | 0% | −5.7% |
| Linseed | 2,347 | 24 | 0.08% | +3.4% |
| Other stone fruits | 2,292 | 15 | 0.37% | −1.9% |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 2,291 | 28 | 0.21% | +21% |
| Rapeseed | 2,238 | 56 | 0% | −16% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 2,072 | 57 | 0.03% | −13% |
| Green garlic | 1,947 | 74 | 0.01% | +5.5% |
| Apricots | 1,883 | 50 | 0.04% | −52% |
| Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. | 1,880 | 20 | 0.03% | +4.0% |
| Spinach | 1,797 | 42 | 0.01% | +9.8% |
| Persimmons | 1,745 | 14 | 0.03% | −33% |
| Lentils, dry | 1,666 | 26 | 0.02% | +41% |
| Fat of pigs | 1,496 | 62 | 0.01% | −13% |
| Strawberries | 1,493 | 68 | 0.01% | −76% |
| Quinces | 1,373 | 25 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| Plums | 1,270 | 74 | 0.01% | −35% |
| Turkey meat | 1,224 | 40 | 0.02% | −2.0% |
| Goat meat | 1,131 | 99 | 0.01% | −13% |
| Asparagus | 1,073 | 26 | 0.01% | −48% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 1,025 | 60 | 0.01% | +18% |
| Hop cones | 932 | 12 | 0.59% | +8.4% |
| Oil of linseed | 818 | 35 | 0.1% | +118% |
| Oil of maize | 725 | 51 | 0.02% | +3.3% |
| Mushrooms | 683 | 51 | 0% | −31% |
| Duck meat | 652 | 45 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 545 | 65 | 0% | −92% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | 535 | 44 | 0.04% | −1.1% |
| Cucumbers | 505 | 124 | 0% | −22% |
| Walnuts, in shell | 497 | 46 | 0.01% | −47% |
| Tea, packed | 396 | 74 | 0.01% | — |
| Beeswax | 299 | 21 | 0.46% | +8.7% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 199 | 95 | 0.01% | −13% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 199 | 93 | 0.01% | −13% |
| Goose meat | 134 | 21 | 0% | +5.5% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 100 | 78 | 0.03% | −12% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 96 | 79 | 0% | −97% |
| Raspberries | 8 | 46 | 0% | −92% |
| Gooseberries | 3 | 7 | 0% | 0.0% |
Live animals, 2024
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.