FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Potatoes production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 531,438 t of potatoes, the 64th largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 19%. The record was 562,360 t in 2012. Area harvested: 10,358 ha, yield 51.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 531,438 t
- World rank
- 64 of 152
- 10-year change
- +19%
- Record
- 562,360 t
- 2012
Potatoes in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 531,438 | +24% | 10,358 | 51.31 |
| 2023 | 430,304 | +0.4% | 8,424 | 51.08 |
| 2022 | 428,404 | −23% | 8,424 | 50.86 |
| 2021 | 557,457 | +0.9% | 10,901 | 51.14 |
| 2020 | 552,296 | +6.4% | 10,901 | 50.66 |
| 2019 | 519,033 | +4.5% | 10,317 | 50.31 |
| 2018 | 496,650 | +5.2% | 9,895 | 50.19 |
| 2017 | 472,183 | −0.0% | 9,450 | 49.97 |
| 2016 | 472,345 | +3.5% | 9,506 | 49.69 |
| 2015 | 456,405 | +2.2% | 9,266 | 49.26 |
| 2014 | 446,395 | −12% | 9,163 | 48.72 |
| 2013 | 506,864 | −9.9% | 10,464 | 48.44 |
| 2012 | 562,360 | +6.8% | 11,578 | 48.57 |
| 2011 | 526,662 | +0.3% | 10,724 | 49.11 |
| 2010 | 525,000 | −3.7% | 10,590 | 49.58 |
| 2009 | 545,000 | +7.9% | 11,398 | 47.82 |
| 2008 | 505,000 | +5.2% | 11,000 | 45.91 |
| 2007 | 480,000 | −4.2% | 10,050 | 47.76 |
| 2006 | 501,000 | +0.2% | 11,717 | 42.76 |
| 2005 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 10,850 | 46.08 |
| 2004 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 11,080 | 45.13 |
| 2003 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 10,931 | 45.74 |
| 2002 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 11,082 | 45.12 |
| 2001 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 11,214 | 44.59 |
| 2000 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 11,816 | 42.32 |
| 1999 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 41.67 |
| 1998 | 500,000 | +11% | 14,200 | 35.21 |
| 1997 | 450,000 | −1.3% | 10,100 | 44.55 |
| 1996 | 455,700 | −4.4% | 10,122 | 45.02 |
| 1995 | 476,800 | +14% | 10,588 | 45.03 |
| 1994 | 417,900 | +2.2% | 9,524 | 43.88 |
| 1993 | 408,800 | +29% | 9,064 | 45.10 |
| 1992 | 317,200 | +22% | 9,695 | 32.72 |
| 1991 | 260,000 | 0.0% | 7,500 | 34.67 |
| 1990 | 260,000 | −4.8% | 8,000 | 32.50 |
| 1989 | 273,000 | +1.1% | 9,000 | 30.33 |
| 1988 | 270,000 | −4.1% | 8,900 | 30.34 |
| 1987 | 281,470 | +2.7% | 9,400 | 29.94 |
| 1986 | 274,000 | +0.7% | 8,800 | 31.14 |
| 1985 | 271,979 | −7.7% | 9,323 | 29.17 |
| 1984 | 294,591 | +14% | 9,864 | 29.87 |
| 1983 | 258,042 | +8.1% | 9,053 | 28.50 |
| 1982 | 238,725 | +14% | 8,795 | 27.14 |
| 1981 | 208,775 | −2.2% | 7,631 | 27.36 |
| 1980 | 213,557 | +5.1% | 7,626 | 28.00 |
| 1979 | 203,285 | −14% | 7,501 | 27.10 |
| 1978 | 237,291 | −12% | 9,285 | 25.56 |
| 1977 | 270,497 | +8.9% | 9,867 | 27.41 |
| 1976 | 248,321 | +10% | 9,495 | 26.15 |
| 1975 | 225,522 | +8.3% | 8,854 | 25.47 |
| 1974 | 208,176 | −23% | 7,928 | 26.26 |
| 1973 | 270,700 | +12% | 8,995 | 30.09 |
| 1972 | 242,257 | −2.8% | 7,905 | 30.65 |
| 1971 | 249,149 | −16% | 8,287 | 30.07 |
| 1970 | 296,821 | −2.7% | 9,928 | 29.90 |
| 1969 | 305,064 | +8.9% | 10,132 | 30.11 |
| 1968 | 280,092 | +26% | 9,517 | 29.43 |
| 1967 | 222,339 | −19% | 8,020 | 27.72 |
| 1966 | 274,736 | −5.2% | 13,000 | 21.13 |
| 1965 | 289,953 | +20% | 13,310 | 21.78 |
| 1964 | 240,995 | +5.5% | 12,139 | 19.85 |
| 1963 | 228,350 | −2.4% | 11,468 | 19.91 |
| 1962 | 233,989 | −0.3% | 11,108 | 21.06 |
| 1961 | 234,626 | — | 11,118 | 21.10 |
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.