Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.9134 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand is 0.9134 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 2.12 kg per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5242 kg per person, in 1989.
That places New Zealand 47th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1963 | 1.29 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 1964 | 1.37 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 1.23 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.4 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 1.63 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 2.07 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 2.12 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.35 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 1971 | 1.47 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.71 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 1.63 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9184 kg per person | -43.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7565 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 1.59 kg per person | +110.5% |
| 1977 | 1.45 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 1.35 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.22 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 1.26 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.32 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.17 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.23 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.2 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.48 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 1.3 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7953 kg per person | -39.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5242 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 0.707 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6478 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6758 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7646 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8312 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8378 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9229 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.04 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9779 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.04 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.15 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9368 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9696 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7711 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9417 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7688 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9935 kg per person | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9837 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.07 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.35 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 1.23 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.11 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9206 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9743 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.08 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9617 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9134 kg per person | -5.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.9134 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 kg per person, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.9134 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5118 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +110.5% | 0.7565 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 kg per person | 0.7565 kg per person | 1.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg per person | 0.5242 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8437 kg per person | 0.6478 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9706 kg per person | 0.7688 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.9206 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9919 kg per person | 0.9134 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in New Zealand was 0.9134 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 kg per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5242 kg per person in 1989.
- How does New Zealand rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 47th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — 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.