All fruit production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 1.8 million t of all fruit, the 66th largest in the world (0.19% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 16%. The record was 1.9 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 75,932 ha, yield 23.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.8 million t
- World rank
- 66 of 192
- 10-year change
- +16%
- Record
- 1.9 million t
- 2023
All fruit in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
New Zealand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.19%
- 0.19% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 23.4
- world 13.9 (+68%)
- kg per person
- 340
- world 117
- 10-year change
- +16%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | North Korea | 1,822,926 | 0.19% |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 1,786,358 | 0.19% |
| 66 | New Zealand | 1,774,833 | 0.19% |
| 67 | Iraq | 1,757,529 | 0.18% |
| 68 | Senegal | 1,700,264 | 0.18% |
Map of world production of fruit
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 | 1,774,833 | −7.6% | 75,932 | 23.37 |
| 2023 | 1,920,708 | +1.1% | 74,180 | 25.89 |
| 2022 | 1,900,577 | +6.6% | 74,172 | 25.62 |
| 2021 | 1,783,626 | −1.6% | 75,680 | 23.57 |
| 2020 | 1,813,039 | +5.7% | 75,697 | 23.95 |
| 2019 | 1,714,546 | +5.3% | 75,253 | 22.78 |
| 2018 | 1,627,624 | +13% | 76,411 | 21.30 |
| 2017 | 1,437,421 | −10% | 68,030 | 21.13 |
| 2016 | 1,600,516 | +10% | 88,812 | 18.02 |
| 2015 | 1,452,079 | −5.4% | 68,506 | 21.20 |
| 2014 | 1,535,074 | +15% | 69,010 | 22.24 |
| 2013 | 1,337,877 | +8.2% | 71,597 | 18.69 |
| 2012 | 1,236,381 | −7.7% | 71,105 | 17.39 |
| 2011 | 1,338,832 | +3.3% | 70,634 | 18.95 |
| 2010 | 1,296,177 | +3.2% | 70,230 | 18.46 |
| 2009 | 1,255,829 | −0.7% | 70,557 | 17.80 |
| 2008 | 1,264,326 | +10% | 65,225 | 19.38 |
| 2007 | 1,149,386 | +13% | 66,260 | 17.35 |
| 2006 | 1,013,172 | −11% | 57,751 | 17.54 |
| 2005 | 1,134,149 | −3.0% | 61,424 | 18.46 |
| 2004 | 1,169,276 | +22% | 53,910 | 21.69 |
| 2003 | 960,624 | −8.9% | 58,392 | 16.45 |
| 2002 | 1,054,887 | +9.6% | 55,741 | 18.92 |
| 2001 | 962,254 | −14% | 47,929 | 20.08 |
| 2000 | 1,114,164 | +12% | 53,068 | 21.00 |
| 1999 | 995,593 | +1.0% | 45,206 | 22.02 |
| 1998 | 985,372 | −3.7% | 44,082 | 22.35 |
| 1997 | 1,022,910 | +2.3% | 45,600 | 22.43 |
| 1996 | 999,880 | +1.1% | 46,699 | 21.41 |
| 1995 | 989,421 | +6.7% | 47,549 | 20.81 |
| 1994 | 927,405 | +6.9% | 47,029 | 19.72 |
| 1993 | 867,340 | −6.7% | 44,946 | 19.30 |
| 1992 | 929,964 | +14% | 45,397 | 20.49 |
| 1991 | 816,421 | −3.9% | 45,455 | 17.96 |
| 1990 | 849,779 | +11% | 47,503 | 17.89 |
| 1989 | 766,671 | +5.1% | 44,770 | 17.12 |
| 1988 | 729,469 | +1.6% | 46,239 | 15.78 |
| 1987 | 717,655 | +8.7% | 44,970 | 15.96 |
| 1986 | 660,400 | +14% | 43,343 | 15.24 |
| 1985 | 580,733 | +16% | 44,500 | 13.05 |
| 1984 | 500,973 | +12% | 41,086 | 12.19 |
| 1983 | 445,359 | +6.0% | 38,000 | 11.72 |
| 1982 | 420,137 | +0.0% | 32,743 | 12.83 |
| 1981 | 420,076 | +17% | 29,209 | 14.38 |
| 1980 | 359,652 | +11% | 25,272 | 14.23 |
| 1979 | 323,536 | +5.6% | 20,659 | 15.66 |
| 1978 | 306,252 | +18% | 17,880 | 17.13 |
| 1977 | 259,004 | −8.9% | 15,947 | 16.24 |
| 1976 | 284,157 | +9.8% | 15,206 | 18.69 |
| 1975 | 258,879 | −1.3% | 14,507 | 17.85 |
| 1974 | 262,281 | +3.1% | 14,262 | 18.39 |
| 1973 | 254,470 | +4.5% | 13,870 | 18.35 |
| 1972 | 243,441 | +7.6% | 12,823 | 18.98 |
| 1971 | 226,297 | −6.7% | 12,424 | 18.21 |
| 1970 | 242,424 | +23% | 11,634 | 20.84 |
| 1969 | 196,691 | +0.8% | 10,214 | 19.26 |
| 1968 | 195,176 | +6.5% | 9,358 | 20.86 |
| 1967 | 183,319 | −3.7% | 9,172 | 19.99 |
| 1966 | 190,271 | +9.8% | 8,791 | 21.64 |
| 1965 | 173,329 | −5.2% | 8,759 | 19.79 |
| 1964 | 182,902 | +21% | 8,636 | 21.18 |
| 1963 | 151,052 | −1.0% | 8,081 | 18.69 |
| 1962 | 152,604 | +24% | 7,736 | 19.73 |
| 1961 | 123,545 | — | 7,378 | 16.75 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of fruit in New Zealand?
New Zealand produced 1.8 million t in 2024, 0.19% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of fruit?
New Zealand ranked 66th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.7% of the world total.
How has the production of fruit in New Zealand changed?
It rose by 16% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 1.9 million t in 2023.
What is the yield of fruit in New Zealand?
23.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.8 million t from 75,932 ha), against a world average of 13.9 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.
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.