Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.2508 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2508 kg per person
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
76th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.5411 kg per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.0362 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 0.2508 kg per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.5411 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 kg per person, in 1961.

That places New Zealand 76th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0362 kg per person
1962 0.0466 kg per person +28.6%
1963 0.0509 kg per person +9.2%
1964 0.0608 kg per person +19.6%
1965 0.073 kg per person +20.1%
1966 0.059 kg per person -19.2%
1967 0.0553 kg per person -6.3%
1968 0.1063 kg per person +92.2%
1969 0.1483 kg per person +39.5%
1970 0.1675 kg per person +13.0%
1971 0.2819 kg per person +68.3%
1972 0.3197 kg per person +13.4%
1973 0.3139 kg per person -1.8%
1974 0.235 kg per person -25.1%
1975 0.409 kg per person +74.0%
1976 0.4772 kg per person +16.7%
1977 0.5411 kg per person +13.4%
1978 0.4501 kg per person -16.8%
1979 0.4592 kg per person +2.0%
1980 0.4007 kg per person -12.7%
1981 0.3858 kg per person -3.7%
1982 0.4265 kg per person +10.5%
1983 0.3552 kg per person -16.7%
1984 0.3793 kg per person +6.8%
1985 0.4238 kg per person +11.7%
1986 0.4561 kg per person +7.6%
1987 0.4252 kg per person -6.8%
1988 0.3313 kg per person -22.1%
1989 0.3322 kg per person +0.3%
1990 0.3839 kg per person +15.6%
1991 0.4139 kg per person +7.8%
1992 0.3671 kg per person -11.3%
1993 0.2963 kg per person -19.3%
1994 0.3109 kg per person +4.9%
1995 0.3451 kg per person +11.0%
1996 0.4396 kg per person +27.4%
1997 0.404 kg per person -8.1%
1998 0.363 kg per person -10.1%
1999 0.4041 kg per person +11.3%
2000 0.3689 kg per person -8.7%
2001 0.3579 kg per person -3.0%
2002 0.3016 kg per person -15.7%
2003 0.412 kg per person +36.6%
2004 0.4479 kg per person +8.7%
2005 0.3985 kg per person -11.0%
2006 0.4038 kg per person +1.3%
2007 0.3444 kg per person -14.7%
2008 0.3776 kg per person +9.6%
2009 0.433 kg per person +14.7%
2010 0.3403 kg per person -21.4%
2011 0.3749 kg per person +10.2%
2012 0.3756 kg per person +0.2%
2013 0.3559 kg per person -5.2%
2014 0.4114 kg per person +15.6%
2015 0.3838 kg per person -6.7%
2016 0.3485 kg per person -9.2%
2017 0.2871 kg per person -17.6%
2018 0.3068 kg per person +6.9%
2019 0.3079 kg per person +0.4%
2020 0.2921 kg per person -5.1%
2021 0.3219 kg per person +10.2%
2022 0.2895 kg per person -10.0%
2023 0.2508 kg per person -13.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.2508 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2337 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.2508 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1856 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0707 kg per person 0.0362 kg per person 0.1483 kg per person 9
1970s 0.3655 kg per person 0.1675 kg per person 0.5411 kg per person 10
1980s 0.3916 kg per person 0.3313 kg per person 0.4561 kg per person 10
1990s 0.3728 kg per person 0.2963 kg per person 0.4396 kg per person 10
2000s 0.3846 kg per person 0.3016 kg per person 0.4479 kg per person 10
2010s 0.3492 kg per person 0.2871 kg per person 0.4114 kg per person 10
2020s 0.2886 kg per person 0.2508 kg per person 0.3219 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 73 Colombia 0.3158 kg per person compare
  2. 74 Bhutan 0.2753 kg per person compare
  3. 75 Lithuania 0.2535 kg per person compare
  4. 77 India 0.2289 kg per person compare
  5. 78 Comoros 0.2286 kg per person compare
  6. 79 Azerbaijan 0.2225 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.2508 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5411 kg per person in 1977.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 kg per person in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 76th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
148 places, 8,124 data points, 1961–2023
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.