FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All vegetables production in New Zealand

In 2024 New Zealand produced 878,934 t of all vegetables, the 82nd largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 1.1 million t in 1995. Area harvested: 33,991 ha, yield 25.9 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 878,934 t
World rank: 82 of 192
10-year change: −14%
Record: 1.1 million t; 1995

All vegetables in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

New Zealand compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.07%; 0.10% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 25.9; world 19.8 (+30%)
kg per person: 169; world 145
10-year change: −14%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
80	Iraq	1,037,409	0.09%
81	Romania	1,025,080	0.09%
82	New Zealand	878,934	0.07%
83	Bosnia and Herzegovina	813,101	0.07%
84	Ghana	807,983	0.07%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of vegetables

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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	878,934	+10%	33,991	25.86
2023	797,630	+0.3%	31,404	25.40
2022	795,583	−12%	31,406	25.33
2021	905,346	+1.2%	34,729	26.07
2020	894,515	−4.3%	34,593	25.86
2019	935,163	+2.9%	36,117	25.89
2018	908,787	+0.1%	35,728	25.44
2017	907,977	−6.7%	35,716	25.42
2016	973,623	−1.5%	40,866	23.82
2015	988,030	−2.9%	42,909	23.03
2014	1,017,246	+6.9%	43,969	23.14
2013	951,654	−2.7%	43,413	21.92
2012	978,495	+9.7%	44,416	22.03
2011	891,757	−1.5%	42,692	20.89
2010	905,143	−3.6%	40,437	22.38
2009	938,575	−1.8%	43,762	21.45
2008	955,586	−3.2%	40,850	23.39
2007	987,205	+1.1%	41,833	23.60
2006	976,375	+6.8%	43,156	22.62
2005	914,293	−2.4%	44,772	20.42
2004	936,922	+0.7%	43,933	21.33
2003	930,423	+1.1%	46,472	20.02
2002	919,877	−3.7%	44,033	20.89
2001	955,274	−4.3%	45,332	21.07
2000	997,977	+7.5%	47,108	21.18
1999	928,461	+7.8%	46,328	20.04
1998	861,256	−6.0%	51,176	16.83
1997	916,709	−13%	51,564	17.78
1996	1,052,330	−5.3%	47,091	22.35
1995	1,110,649	+1.3%	51,676	21.49
1994	1,096,755	+54%	46,870	23.40
1993	711,880	+16%	32,922	21.62
1992	612,369	−1.7%	29,308	20.89
1991	622,900	+6.3%	44,724	13.93
1990	586,080	+15%	41,405	14.15
1989	509,020	−2.7%	40,161	12.67
1988	523,180	+6.4%	45,599	11.47
1987	491,920	+5.8%	56,757	8.67
1986	464,830	−0.3%	43,301	10.73
1985	466,190	+2.4%	36,860	12.65
1984	455,350	+10%	33,220	13.71
1983	412,870	+1.3%	29,365	14.06
1982	407,543	+12%	26,660	15.29
1981	364,678	−7.9%	23,582	15.46
1980	396,086	+5.4%	23,186	17.08
1979	375,692	−1.7%	24,866	15.11
1978	382,376	+10%	26,662	14.34
1977	347,241	+16%	26,263	13.22
1976	300,404	−5.2%	22,721	13.22
1975	316,946	−2.8%	22,352	14.18
1974	326,075	+1.1%	22,435	14.53
1973	322,396	+8.5%	21,336	15.11
1972	297,077	+14%	20,477	14.51
1971	260,568	−5.2%	19,867	13.12
1970	274,987	−4.0%	20,630	13.33
1969	286,375	+15%	21,327	13.43
1968	248,947	+11%	17,252	14.43
1967	224,871	+6.0%	15,672	14.35
1966	212,102	−24%	15,531	13.66
1965	278,870	−3.2%	18,874	14.78
1964	288,090	+6.6%	19,397	14.85
1963	270,221	+15%	17,333	15.59
1962	235,907	+6.1%	16,565	14.24
1961	222,444	—	15,091	14.74

Questions and answers

What is the production of vegetables in New Zealand?

New Zealand produced 878,934 t in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of vegetables?

New Zealand ranked 82nd of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 50.9% of the world total.

How has the production of vegetables in New Zealand changed?

It fell by 14% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.1 million t in 1995.

What is the yield of vegetables in New Zealand?

25.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (878,934 t from 33,991 ha), against a world average of 19.8 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.

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.