Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in New Zealand
New Zealand: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 1.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in New Zealand, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in New Zealand is 1.6, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in New Zealand peaked at 3.14 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 20th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.82 | — |
| 1992 | 3.14 | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 2.81 | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 3 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 2.65 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | -56.2% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.24 | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.41 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.47 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.44 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.88 | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.31 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.08 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.06 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.08 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.04 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.21 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.11 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.94 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.82 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.68 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -4.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8758, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2738, 5.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -56.2% | 2.65 | 1.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 | 1.13 | 3.14 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.55 | 1.08 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.6 | 1.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.08 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 5,089 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in New Zealand?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in New Zealand was 1.6 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 in 1992.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- New Zealand ranks 20th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.