New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: Wheat production
New Zealand
464,602 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
540,000 tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
64th
Zimbabwe rank
62nd
Wheat production over time
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 540,000 tonnes against 464,602 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 75,398 tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 126 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 308,955 tonnes | 11,073 tonnes | 297,882 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 313,808 tonnes | 119,672 tonnes | 194,136 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 290,602 tonnes | 200,072 tonnes | 90,530 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 248,232 tonnes | 229,813 tonnes | 18,419 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 323,827 tonnes | 165,490 tonnes | 158,337 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 422,524 tonnes | 45,091 tonnes | 377,434 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 427,071 tonnes | 361,148 tonnes | 65,922 tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, New Zealand or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 540,000 tonnes against 464,602 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 75,398 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Zimbabwe rank globally for wheat production?
- New Zealand ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.