Plums production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 1,270 t of plums, the 74th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 5,860 t in 1982. Area harvested: 280 ha, yield 4.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,270 t
- World rank
- 74 of 88
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 5,860 t
- 1982
Plums in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
New Zealand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 4.5
- world 4.8 (−5.9%)
- kg per person
- 0.24
- world 1.56
- 10-year change
- −35%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Slovakia | 1,540 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Eswatini | 1,434 | 0.01% |
| 74 | New Zealand | 1,270 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Cameroon | 624 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Slovenia | 530 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of plums
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 | 1,270 | −0.2% | 280 | 4.54 |
| 2023 | 1,272 | −0.8% | 278 | 4.58 |
| 2022 | 1,282 | −25% | 278 | 4.61 |
| 2021 | 1,718 | +0.4% | 375 | 4.58 |
| 2020 | 1,711 | +10% | 375 | 4.56 |
| 2019 | 1,551 | −3.7% | 331 | 4.69 |
| 2018 | 1,611 | +15% | 337 | 4.78 |
| 2017 | 1,405 | −21% | 290 | 4.84 |
| 2016 | 1,782 | −2.5% | 357 | 4.99 |
| 2015 | 1,828 | −6.2% | 355 | 5.15 |
| 2014 | 1,949 | 0.0% | 372 | 5.24 |
| 2013 | 1,949 | −5.2% | 342 | 5.70 |
| 2012 | 2,056 | +4.2% | 362 | 5.68 |
| 2011 | 1,973 | +0.9% | 361 | 5.47 |
| 2010 | 1,956 | +2.9% | 365 | 5.36 |
| 2009 | 1,900 | −9.5% | 343 | 5.54 |
| 2008 | 2,100 | −11% | 390 | 5.38 |
| 2007 | 2,350 | +27% | 377 | 6.23 |
| 2006 | 1,850 | +1.1% | 330 | 5.61 |
| 2005 | 1,830 | −15% | 333 | 5.50 |
| 2004 | 2,143 | +5.6% | 390 | 5.49 |
| 2003 | 2,030 | +19% | 426 | 4.77 |
| 2002 | 1,700 | −15% | 394 | 4.31 |
| 2001 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 401 | 4.99 |
| 2000 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 408 | 4.90 |
| 1999 | 2,000 | −13% | 326 | 6.13 |
| 1998 | 2,300 | −8.0% | 305 | 7.54 |
| 1997 | 2,500 | −14% | 303 | 8.25 |
| 1996 | 2,900 | −9.4% | 303 | 9.57 |
| 1995 | 3,200 | −3.0% | 336 | 9.52 |
| 1994 | 3,300 | +14% | 342 | 9.65 |
| 1993 | 2,900 | −18% | 303 | 9.57 |
| 1992 | 3,520 | +53% | 310 | 11.35 |
| 1991 | 2,300 | −21% | 300 | 7.67 |
| 1990 | 2,916 | +6.9% | 324 | 9.00 |
| 1989 | 2,727 | −30% | 303 | 9.00 |
| 1988 | 3,900 | −4.9% | 330 | 11.82 |
| 1987 | 4,100 | +2.5% | 355 | 11.55 |
| 1986 | 4,000 | −5.9% | 342 | 11.70 |
| 1985 | 4,250 | +4.8% | 350 | 12.14 |
| 1984 | 4,056 | −1.1% | 338 | 12.00 |
| 1983 | 4,100 | −30% | 398 | 10.30 |
| 1982 | 5,860 | +44% | 546 | 10.73 |
| 1981 | 4,074 | +7.5% | 465 | 8.76 |
| 1980 | 3,789 | −27% | 357 | 10.61 |
| 1979 | 5,189 | +97% | 349 | 14.87 |
| 1978 | 2,639 | −32% | 341 | 7.74 |
| 1977 | 3,882 | −18% | 326 | 11.91 |
| 1976 | 4,711 | +80% | 379 | 12.43 |
| 1975 | 2,621 | −44% | 379 | 6.92 |
| 1974 | 4,715 | −5.9% | 376 | 12.54 |
| 1973 | 5,008 | +16% | 375 | 13.35 |
| 1972 | 4,300 | +14% | 372 | 11.56 |
| 1971 | 3,758 | −12% | 364 | 10.32 |
| 1970 | 4,248 | +18% | 352 | 12.07 |
| 1969 | 3,600 | +25% | 345 | 10.43 |
| 1968 | 2,870 | −13% | 336 | 8.54 |
| 1967 | 3,296 | −9.4% | 320 | 10.30 |
| 1966 | 3,639 | +2.5% | 312 | 11.66 |
| 1965 | 3,550 | −29% | 320 | 11.09 |
| 1964 | 5,000 | +20% | 300 | 16.67 |
| 1963 | 4,160 | +23% | 281 | 14.80 |
| 1962 | 3,395 | +6.3% | 292 | 11.63 |
| 1961 | 3,193 | — | 290 | 11.01 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 4 t USD 25,000
- Exporter rank
- 81 of 89
- Imports
- 57 t USD 262,000
- Importer rank
- 113 of 156
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of plums in New Zealand?
New Zealand produced 1,270 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of plums?
New Zealand ranked 74th of 88 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 54.4% of the world total.
How has the production of plums in New Zealand changed?
It fell by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 5,860 t in 1982.
What is the yield of plums in New Zealand?
4.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,270 t from 280 ha), against a world average of 4.8 t/ha.
Does New Zealand export or import plums and sloes?
In 2024 New Zealand reported exports of 4 t (USD 25,000) and imports of 57 t (USD 262,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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.