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COUNTRY PROFILE - New Zealand

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Agricultural Production and Yields New Zealand Oceania World
Cereals, 1999-2001
  Average production (000 mtons) 870 35238 2075387
  Percent change since 1979-81 10 % 60 % 32 %
  Per capita production (tons per person) 230 1156 343
  Percent change since 1979-81 -9 % 18 % -4 %
  Average crop yield (kg per ha) 6303 2976 3096
  Percent change since 1979-81 54 % 59 % 41 %
Roots and tubers 1996-1998
  Average production (000 mtons) 480 3214 638438
  Average crop yield (kg per ha) 42676 12116 12958
Pulses, 1996-1998
  Average production (000 mtons) 52 2345 55469
  Average crop yield (kg per ha) 3127 1122 808
Meat, 1999-2001
  Average production (000 mtons) 1300 5152 233218
  Percent change since 1979-81 14 % 30 % 71 %
         
Agricultural Land,
Total cropland (000 ha), 1999 3280 52973 1501452
Hectares of cropland per 1,000 population, 1999 875 1760 251
Arable & Permanent Cropland as a Percent of Total Land Area, 1998 12.1 % 6.8 % 11.3 %
Percent of cropland that is irrigated, 1999 8.7 % 0 % 18.3 %
         
Agricultural Inputs
Average annual fertilizer use, 1999
  Total (thousand metric tons) 669 2998 141360
  Intensity (kg per hectare cropland) 204 57 94
Pesticide use, 1994-1996 (kg/ha cropland) {c} 2215 X X
Number of tractors, 1997 76000 401025 26334690
Agricultural workers as a percentage of the total labor force, 1990 10.4 % X X
Percent of GDP Generated from Agricultural Activities, 2000 X 3.6 % 5 %
         
Food Security
Variation in Domestic Cereal Production, 1992-2001
  (average percent variation from mean) 6.6 % 15.8 % 3.5 %
Net Cereal Imports and Food Aid as a Percent of Total Consumption {b}, 1998-2000 21.1 % X X
Food Aid as a Percent of Total Imports, 1998-2000 X X X
Average Daily Per Capita Calorie Supply, 1999 (kilocalories) 3152 2969 2808
Average Daily Per Capita Calories from Animal Products, 1999 (kilocalories) 1048 825 460
Percent of children that are underweight, 1995-2000 {c} X X 27 %
         
         
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Footnotes:
a.The index of agricultural production is a ratio of country's net agricultural output in 1996-98 relative to the base period 1989--91. This ratio is then multipled by 100 to obtain an index number.
b.Negative values, indicating a net export of grain, are not shown. Cereal consumption is defined as production plus imports minus exports.
c.Data are for the most recent year available within the given time range.
         
         
         
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