Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre was 4.8 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4.8 t per square kilometre for total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 8.3 t per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.06 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 1.53 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.66 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 1.83 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.88 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.13 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 2.35 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.42 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3.26 t per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1974 | 3.59 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 3.78 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 4.34 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 4.3 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 4.25 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 4.52 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 4.83 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 4.56 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 4.46 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 4.73 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 4.58 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 4.55 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.97 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 5.17 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 5.09 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.53 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 5.45 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.61 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.66 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.79 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.75 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.91 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.73 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.99 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 6.82 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 6.43 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.65 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.16 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 6.97 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 6.99 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.62 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.79 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.83 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.37 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 7.94 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.16 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.53 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 7.91 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 7.21 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 7.62 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.62 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.48 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.53 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.08 t per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 6.16 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.73 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 2.13 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.51 t per square kilometre | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 4.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.66 t per square kilometre | 4.22 t per square kilometre | 5.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.65 t per square kilometre | 5.09 t per square kilometre | 5.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 t per square kilometre | 6.16 t per square kilometre | 7.37 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 t per square kilometre | 7.21 t per square kilometre | 8.3 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 t per square kilometre | 4.8 t per square kilometre | 6.16 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 4.8 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fibre furnish — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total fibre furnish — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total fibre furnish — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total fibre furnish — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total fibre furnish — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.