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Number of employees in the agriculture industry in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

January 2025

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Region

New Zealand

Survey time period

2015 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Note: Release date was not provided. The date here is the date the data were extracted.

Employee count is a head-count of all salary and wage earners for the February reference month in each year.

Values have been rounded.

Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

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Agriculture is one of New Zealand’s leading industries, employing thousands of people and contributing to a significant portion of the country’s overseas trade. In 2024, around **** thousand people were employed in the New Zealand agriculture industry.

Agriculture’s economic contribution

With a GDP contribution of over ** billion New Zealand dollars, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry is one of the nation’s most important. A large portion of the country’s agricultural products are exported. The dairy industry was the leading primary goods export industry in New Zealand, with meat and wool products following behind.

Agricultural products

New Zealand produces a vast array of agricultural products for both domestic consumption and exports. The kiwi is perhaps one of the fruits most associated with New Zealand’s horticultural sector, with a high-volume and wide variety sold in the country. Similarly, New Zealand dairy products, such as milk and milk powders, are also well-known on the global stage.