Turkeys — Stocks in New Zealand

New Zealand: Turkeys — Stocks was 73,000 An in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
73,000 An
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 88 countries
All-time high
201,000 An
in 1981
All-time low
33,000 An
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Turkeys — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 73,000 An for turkeys — stocks in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, turkeys — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 201,000 An in 1981 and was at its lowest, 33,000 An, in 1982.

That places New Zealand 65th out of 88 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.

Turkeys — Stocks in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Turkeys — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year An Change
1961 66,000 An —
1962 68,000 An +3.0%
1963 69,000 An +1.5%
1964 70,000 An +1.4%
1965 75,000 An +7.1%
1966 83,000 An +10.7%
1967 83,000 An +0.0%
1968 90,000 An +8.4%
1969 88,000 An -2.2%
1970 86,000 An -2.3%
1971 85,000 An -1.2%
1972 84,000 An -1.2%
1973 83,000 An -1.2%
1974 87,000 An +4.8%
1975 81,000 An -6.9%
1976 83,000 An +2.5%
1977 114,000 An +37.3%
1978 90,000 An -21.1%
1979 109,000 An +21.1%
1980 98,000 An -10.1%
1981 201,000 An +105.1%
1982 33,000 An -83.6%
1983 50,000 An +51.5%
1984 60,000 An +20.0%
1985 60,000 An +0.0%
1986 60,000 An +0.0%
1987 60,000 An +0.0%
1988 80,000 An +33.3%
1989 65,000 An -18.8%
1990 80,000 An +23.1%
1991 115,000 An +43.8%
1992 85,000 An -26.1%
1993 56,000 An -34.1%
1994 70,000 An +25.0%
1995 70,000 An +0.0%
1996 70,000 An +0.0%
1997 70,000 An +0.0%
1998 60,000 An -14.3%
1999 60,000 An +0.0%
2000 60,000 An +0.0%
2001 70,000 An +16.7%
2002 70,000 An +0.0%
2003 75,000 An +7.1%
2004 75,000 An +0.0%
2005 75,000 An +0.0%
2006 75,000 An +0.0%
2007 76,000 An +1.3%
2008 76,000 An +0.0%
2009 76,000 An +0.0%
2010 76,000 An +0.0%
2011 76,000 An +0.0%
2012 76,000 An +0.0%
2013 77,000 An +1.3%
2014 77,000 An +0.0%
2015 76,000 An -1.3%
2016 76,000 An +0.0%
2017 75,000 An -1.3%
2018 75,000 An +0.0%
2019 74,000 An -1.3%
2020 74,000 An +0.0%
2021 74,000 An +0.0%
2022 74,000 An +0.0%
2023 73,000 An -1.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 73,000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 281,000 An, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 73,000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70,000 An, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Turkeys — Stocks 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
1981 +105.1% 98,000 An 201,000 An
1982 -83.6% 201,000 An 33,000 An
1983 +51.5% 33,000 An 50,000 An
1991 +43.8% 80,000 An 115,000 An
1977 +37.3% 83,000 An 114,000 An
1993 -34.1% 85,000 An 56,000 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76,889 An 66,000 An 90,000 An 9
1970s 90,200 An 81,000 An 114,000 An 10
1980s 76,700 An 33,000 An 201,000 An 10
1990s 73,600 An 56,000 An 115,000 An 10
2000s 72,800 An 60,000 An 76,000 An 10
2010s 75,800 An 74,000 An 77,000 An 10
2020s 73,750 An 73,000 An 74,000 An 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 62 Barbados 82,000 An compare
  2. 62 Fiji 82,000 An compare
  3. 64 Serbia 78,000 An compare
  4. 66 China 67,000 An compare
  5. 66 China, Taiwan Province of 67,000 An compare
  6. 68 Slovenia 61,000 An compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is turkeys — stocks in New Zealand?
Turkeys — stocks in New Zealand was 73,000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest turkeys — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 201,000 An in 1981.
What is the lowest turkeys — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 33,000 An in 1982.
How does New Zealand rank for turkeys — stocks?
New Zealand ranks 65th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
Is turkeys — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Turkeys — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Turkeys — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
128 places, 6,645 data points, 1961–2023
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