Quinces production in New Zealand
In 2024 New Zealand produced 1,373 t of quinces, the 25th largest in the world (0.20% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.6%. The record was 1,500 t in 1987. Area harvested: 112 ha, yield 12.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,373 t
- World rank
- 25 of 35
- 10-year change
- +8.6%
- Record
- 1,500 t
- 1987
Quinces in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
New Zealand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.20%
- 0.20% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 12.3
- world 9.4 (+31%)
- kg per person
- 0.26
- world 0.09
- 10-year change
- +8.6%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Georgia | 1,600 | 0.23% |
| 24 | Mexico | 1,411 | 0.20% |
| 25 | New Zealand | 1,373 | 0.20% |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 1,291 | 0.19% |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 708 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of quinces
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 | 1,373 | +0.1% | 112 | 12.26 |
| 2023 | 1,371 | −0.4% | 112 | 12.24 |
| 2022 | 1,376 | +0.2% | 112 | 12.29 |
| 2021 | 1,373 | +0.7% | 112 | 12.26 |
| 2020 | 1,364 | −1.8% | 114 | 11.96 |
| 2019 | 1,389 | +1.8% | 110 | 12.63 |
| 2018 | 1,364 | +1.8% | 112 | 12.18 |
| 2017 | 1,340 | +1.9% | 108 | 12.41 |
| 2016 | 1,315 | +2.1% | 110 | 11.95 |
| 2015 | 1,288 | +1.9% | 107 | 12.04 |
| 2014 | 1,264 | +2.3% | 105 | 12.04 |
| 2013 | 1,236 | +3.0% | 103 | 12.00 |
| 2012 | 1,200 | +1.4% | 100 | 12.00 |
| 2011 | 1,184 | +2.1% | 97 | 12.21 |
| 2010 | 1,160 | +2.1% | 94 | 12.34 |
| 2009 | 1,136 | +2.3% | 92 | 12.35 |
| 2008 | 1,111 | +2.2% | 89 | 12.48 |
| 2007 | 1,087 | +2.4% | 87 | 12.49 |
| 2006 | 1,062 | +2.2% | 84 | 12.64 |
| 2005 | 1,039 | +2.6% | 82 | 12.67 |
| 2004 | 1,013 | +2.5% | 79 | 12.82 |
| 2003 | 988 | +2.6% | 77 | 12.83 |
| 2002 | 963 | −3.7% | 75 | 12.84 |
| 2001 | 1,000 | +11% | 77 | 12.99 |
| 2000 | 900 | +2.0% | 70 | 12.86 |
| 1999 | 882 | +3.8% | 67 | 13.16 |
| 1998 | 850 | +2.3% | 65 | 13.08 |
| 1997 | 831 | +3.9% | 62 | 13.40 |
| 1996 | 800 | +2.3% | 60 | 13.33 |
| 1995 | 782 | +4.3% | 57 | 13.72 |
| 1994 | 750 | +7.1% | 55 | 13.64 |
| 1993 | 700 | −1.5% | 51 | 13.73 |
| 1992 | 711 | +9.4% | 52 | 13.67 |
| 1991 | 650 | −13% | 50 | 13.00 |
| 1990 | 750 | +50% | 48 | 15.63 |
| 1989 | 500 | −29% | 32 | 15.63 |
| 1988 | 700 | −53% | 53 | 13.21 |
| 1987 | 1,500 | +525% | 117 | 12.82 |
| 1986 | 240 | +33% | 16 | 15.00 |
| 1985 | 180 | +50% | 12 | 15.00 |
| 1984 | 120 | 0.0% | 8 | 15.00 |
| 1983 | 120 | +50% | 8 | 15.00 |
| 1982 | 80 | 0.0% | 5 | 16.00 |
| 1981 | 80 | +14% | 5 | 16.00 |
| 1980 | 70 | 0.0% | 4 | 17.50 |
| 1979 | 70 | 0.0% | 4 | 17.50 |
| 1978 | 70 | +40% | 3 | 23.33 |
| 1977 | 50 | −44% | 2 | 25.00 |
| 1976 | 90 | −10.0% | 3 | 30.00 |
| 1975 | 100 | +100% | 5 | 20.00 |
| 1974 | 50 | −45% | 3 | 16.67 |
| 1973 | 91 | 0.0% | 5 | 18.20 |
| 1972 | 91 | −55% | 6 | 15.17 |
| 1971 | 200 | −33% | 5 | 40.00 |
| 1970 | 300 | +38% | 4 | 75.00 |
| 1969 | 218 | −7.6% | 4 | 54.50 |
| 1968 | 236 | −19% | 6 | 39.33 |
| 1967 | 290 | −5.8% | 8 | 36.25 |
| 1966 | 308 | 0.0% | 8 | 38.50 |
| 1965 | 308 | −5.8% | 8 | 38.50 |
| 1964 | 327 | −16% | 8 | 40.88 |
| 1963 | 390 | −0.5% | 9 | 43.33 |
| 1962 | 392 | +8.9% | 16 | 24.50 |
| 1961 | 360 | — | 17 | 21.18 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of quinces in New Zealand?
New Zealand produced 1,373 t in 2024, 0.20% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of quinces?
New Zealand ranked 25th of 35 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Turkey with 29.2% of the world total.
How has the production of quinces in New Zealand changed?
It rose by 8.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 1,500 t in 1987.
What is the yield of quinces in New Zealand?
12.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,373 t from 112 ha), against a world average of 9.4 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.