Key Facts

Land Area and Use

hectares (000)	1994	2004
Grazing, arable, fodder and fallow land	13 536	11 709
Land in Horticulture	104	121
Plantations in Exotic Timber	1 388	1 835
Total area of New Zealand	26 870	26 870

GDP Contribution (NZ$ million)

Constant 1995/96 prices	1994	%	2004	%
Agriculture	4 601	5.4	6 095	3.8
Forestry & logging	1 132	1.3	1 485	0.9
Food & beverage manufacturing	4 519	5.3	5 802	3.8

Wood & paper products manufacturing	1 897	2.2	2 399	1.6

Total GDP	85 676		119 525

In current prices, it is estimated that agriculture, horticulture and forestry, including processing and manufacture, contribute approximately 20% to GDP.

Employment

Employee count as at February 2004:

(Source: Business Statistics)¹

Livestock, grain and crop growing	50 020
Services to agriculture	22 800
Horticulture	28 710
Agricultural first stage processing	55 610
Forestry & logging activities	5 060
Services to forestry	3 190
Forestry first stage processing	15 155

¹Data not comparable to previous MAF in brief publications.

Exchange Rates

Source: Reserve Bank

Agricultural, forestry and horticultural exports were valued at $18.5 billion or 65% of New Zealand's total exports

Total Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Exports

(NZ$billion fob)

Total
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Exports

fob = free on board (the value of goods at New Zealand ports before export.)

Note: Unless otherwise stated, the data in this publication is for the year ended June 2004 and has been sourced from Statistics New Zealand. Graphs and tables compiled by Policy Information & Regions, MAF.

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