Australia vs New Zealand: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 77.2% against 63.2% in Australia, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.5% | 75.1% | 41.6% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 39.7% | 118.8% | 79.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 139.1% | 91.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 133.9% | 88.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 160.6% | 118.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 72.8% | 31.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 81.7% | 27.7% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 77.2% against 63.2% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply between Australia and New Zealand?
- 14.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Australia ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.