FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Honey production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 17,500 t of honey, the 23rd largest in the world (0.88% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.6%. The record was 27,000 t in 2020.
- Production, 2024
- 17,500 t
- World rank
- 23 of 121
- 10-year change
- −0.6%
- Record
- 27,000 t
- 2020
Honey in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,500 | +46% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | −45% |
| 2022 | 22,000 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 20,500 | −24% |
| 2020 | 27,000 | +17% |
| 2019 | 23,000 | +15% |
| 2018 | 20,000 | +35% |
| 2017 | 14,855 | −25% |
| 2016 | 19,885 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 19,710 | +12% |
| 2014 | 17,608 | −1.2% |
| 2013 | 17,823 | +72% |
| 2012 | 10,385 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 9,450 | −25% |
| 2010 | 12,553 | −0.1% |
| 2009 | 12,565 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 12,375 | +28% |
| 2007 | 9,666 | −7.3% |
| 2006 | 10,423 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 9,689 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 8,888 | −27% |
| 2003 | 12,252 | +162% |
| 2002 | 4,682 | −49% |
| 2001 | 9,144 | −4.8% |
| 2000 | 9,609 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 9,069 | +12% |
| 1998 | 8,081 | −3.3% |
| 1997 | 8,357 | −2.9% |
| 1996 | 8,610 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 8,047 | −32% |
| 1994 | 11,819 | +67% |
| 1993 | 7,086 | −26% |
| 1992 | 9,560 | +31% |
| 1991 | 7,290 | −17% |
| 1990 | 8,752 | +52% |
| 1989 | 5,752 | −26% |
| 1988 | 7,748 | −23% |
| 1987 | 10,091 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 9,471 | −8.2% |
| 1985 | 10,314 | +77% |
| 1984 | 5,818 | +15% |
| 1983 | 5,053 | −22% |
| 1982 | 6,495 | −6.3% |
| 1981 | 6,931 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | 7,489 | +16% |
| 1979 | 6,474 | −22% |
| 1978 | 8,279 | +36% |
| 1977 | 6,078 | +24% |
| 1976 | 4,915 | −34% |
| 1975 | 7,411 | +41% |
| 1974 | 5,262 | −1.5% |
| 1973 | 5,341 | −6.2% |
| 1972 | 5,693 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5,570 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 5,400 | −1.6% |
| 1969 | 5,490 | +31% |
| 1968 | 4,195 | −8.2% |
| 1967 | 4,571 | −22% |
| 1966 | 5,847 | +43% |
| 1965 | 4,095 | −26% |
| 1964 | 5,553 | −9.0% |
| 1963 | 6,105 | +13% |
| 1962 | 5,381 | −2.7% |
| 1961 | 5,533 | — |
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.