Currants production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 5,057 t of currants, the 8th largest in the world (0.72% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 9,758 t in 2012. Area harvested: 632 ha, yield 8.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5,057 t
- World rank
- 8 of 38
- 10-year change
- −44%
- Record
- 9,758 t
- 2012
Currants in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
New Zealand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.72%
- 1.4% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 8.0
- world 5.0 (+61%)
- kg per person
- 0.97
- world 0.09
- 10-year change
- −44%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Germany | 9,620 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7,530 | 1.1% |
| 8 | New Zealand | 5,057 | 0.72% |
| 9 | Austria | 3,000 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 2,815 | 0.40% |
Map of world production of currants
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 | 5,057 | +1.0% | 632 | 8.00 |
| 2023 | 5,005 | +1.0% | 632 | 7.92 |
| 2022 | 4,953 | +7.0% | 632 | 7.84 |
| 2021 | 4,631 | +1.4% | 586 | 7.90 |
| 2020 | 4,565 | −24% | 586 | 7.79 |
| 2019 | 6,044 | −16% | 796 | 7.59 |
| 2018 | 7,233 | −15% | 961 | 7.53 |
| 2017 | 8,508 | −2.0% | 1,158 | 7.35 |
| 2016 | 8,683 | −1.7% | 1,193 | 7.28 |
| 2015 | 8,829 | −1.5% | 1,243 | 7.10 |
| 2014 | 8,965 | −4.1% | 1,265 | 7.09 |
| 2013 | 9,348 | −4.2% | 1,314 | 7.11 |
| 2012 | 9,758 | +17% | 1,408 | 6.93 |
| 2011 | 8,342 | +1.2% | 1,256 | 6.64 |
| 2010 | 8,246 | +3.1% | 1,319 | 6.25 |
| 2009 | 8,000 | −3.0% | 1,268 | 6.31 |
| 2008 | 8,250 | −2.9% | 1,270 | 6.50 |
| 2007 | 8,500 | −2.1% | 1,155 | 7.36 |
| 2006 | 8,684 | +4.6% | 1,400 | 6.20 |
| 2005 | 8,300 | +6.4% | 1,311 | 6.33 |
| 2004 | 7,800 | +29% | 1,400 | 5.57 |
| 2003 | 6,042 | +163% | 1,052 | 5.74 |
| 2002 | 2,300 | −6.1% | 1,308 | 1.76 |
| 2001 | 2,450 | −7.5% | 1,071 | 2.29 |
| 2000 | 2,650 | +15% | 834 | 3.18 |
| 1999 | 2,300 | −34% | 600 | 3.83 |
| 1998 | 3,500 | +94% | 600 | 5.83 |
| 1997 | 1,800 | −10.0% | 500 | 3.60 |
| 1996 | 2,000 | −22% | 614 | 3.26 |
| 1995 | 2,549 | +2.0% | 714 | 3.57 |
| 1994 | 2,500 | −31% | 720 | 3.47 |
| 1993 | 3,600 | +33% | 795 | 4.53 |
| 1992 | 2,700 | −6.9% | 778 | 3.47 |
| 1991 | 2,900 | +12% | 750 | 3.87 |
| 1990 | 2,600 | +18% | 703 | 3.70 |
| 1989 | 2,200 | +16% | 623 | 3.53 |
| 1988 | 1,894 | −3.4% | 660 | 2.87 |
| 1987 | 1,960 | −3.9% | 676 | 2.90 |
| 1986 | 2,040 | +57% | 704 | 2.90 |
| 1985 | 1,300 | −33% | 1,000 | 1.30 |
| 1984 | 1,950 | +8.3% | 1,406 | 1.39 |
| 1983 | 1,800 | −23% | 1,302 | 1.38 |
| 1982 | 2,351 | +90% | 1,678 | 1.40 |
| 1981 | 1,237 | +47% | 1,454 | 0.85 |
| 1980 | 840 | +12% | 1,370 | 0.61 |
| 1979 | 749 | +8.9% | 751 | 1.00 |
| 1978 | 688 | +31% | 313 | 2.20 |
| 1977 | 525 | +7.1% | 188 | 2.79 |
| 1976 | 490 | +12% | 177 | 2.77 |
| 1975 | 437 | +41% | 168 | 2.60 |
| 1974 | 311 | −13% | 149 | 2.09 |
| 1973 | 356 | +14% | 90 | 3.96 |
| 1972 | 313 | +43% | 81 | 3.86 |
| 1971 | 219 | +4.3% | 62 | 3.53 |
| 1970 | 210 | −5.8% | 50 | 4.20 |
| 1969 | 223 | 0.0% | 45 | 4.96 |
| 1968 | 223 | +15% | 42 | 5.31 |
| 1967 | 194 | +17% | 36 | 5.39 |
| 1966 | 166 | −7.8% | 38 | 4.37 |
| 1965 | 180 | +36% | 40 | 4.50 |
| 1964 | 132 | +74% | 32 | 4.13 |
| 1963 | 76 | −17% | 26 | 2.92 |
| 1962 | 92 | −8.0% | 24 | 3.83 |
| 1961 | 100 | — | 25 | 4.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of currants in New Zealand?
New Zealand produced 5,057 t in 2024, 0.72% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of currants?
New Zealand ranked 8th of 38 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 72.2% of the world total.
How has the production of currants in New Zealand changed?
It fell by 44% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 9,758 t in 2012.
What is the yield of currants in New Zealand?
8.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5,057 t from 632 ha), against a world average of 5.0 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 imputed 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.