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

Latest (2023)
0.9134 kg per person
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
47th
of 110 countries
All-time high
2.12 kg per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.5242 kg per person
in 1989
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0.511.52196119922023

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

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +110.5% 0.7565 kg per person 1.59 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 44 Egypt 1.04 kg per person compare
  2. 45 India 0.986 kg per person compare
  3. 46 Nepal 0.9196 kg per person compare
  4. 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9038 kg per person compare
  5. 49 Slovenia 0.8566 kg per person compare
  6. 50 Kyrgyzstan 0.8529 kg per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Wheat — 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
112 places, 5,963 data points, 1961–2023
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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.