FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Cream, fresh production in New Zealand
In 2023 New Zealand produced 172,300 t of cream, fresh, the 8th largest in the world (4.64% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 456%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2023 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 172,300 t
- World rank
- 8 of 67
- 10-year change
- +456%
- Record
- 172,300 t
- 2023
Cream, fresh in New Zealand, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 172,300 | +11% |
| 2022 | 155,000 | −7.8% |
| 2021 | 168,114 | +25% |
| 2020 | 135,000 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 126,000 | +30% |
| 2018 | 96,650 | −2.4% |
| 2017 | 99,000 | +41% |
| 2016 | 70,400 | +37% |
| 2015 | 51,400 | +32% |
| 2014 | 39,000 | +26% |
| 2013 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 30,000 | +43% |
| 2011 | 21,000 | −4.5% |
| 2010 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 21,000 | +50% |
| 2008 | 14,000 | +17% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +26% |
| 2006 | 9,500 | −14% |
| 2005 | 11,000 | −4.3% |
| 2004 | 11,500 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 10,500 | +24% |
| 2002 | 8,500 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,500 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,000 | −10.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 | −9.7% |
| 1997 | 11,069 | +23% |
| 1996 | 9,000 | −25% |
| 1995 | 12,000 | +38% |
| 1994 | 8,697 | +39% |
| 1993 | 6,278 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | 6,500 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 6,080 | −15% |
| 1990 | 7,116 | −9.0% |
| 1989 | 7,824 | +29% |
| 1988 | 6,053 | −2.4% |
| 1987 | 6,200 | −3.1% |
| 1986 | 6,400 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6,280 | −21% |
| 1984 | 7,965 | +31% |
| 1983 | 6,088 | +15% |
| 1982 | 5,289 | +13% |
| 1981 | 4,700 | −23% |
| 1980 | 6,103 | −20% |
| 1979 | 7,671 | −5.9% |
| 1978 | 8,150 | +106% |
| 1977 | 3,963 | −77% |
| 1976 | 17,100 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 16,300 | +26% |
| 1974 | 12,900 | −12% |
| 1973 | 14,700 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,700 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 14,700 | −4.5% |
| 1970 | 15,400 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 14,700 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 14,000 | −6.0% |
| 1967 | 14,900 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 14,800 | +12% |
| 1965 | 13,200 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 12,700 | +81% |
| 1963 | 7,000 | −9.4% |
| 1962 | 7,730 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 7,270 | — |
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.