New Zealand rankings 2026: where New Zealand places in 153 global Top 10s
New Zealand is #1 in Countries with the highest barley yields, #1 in 3 rankings and inside the top 10 of 18 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does New Zealand compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 153 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest barley yields, where it is measured at 7.7 tonnes per hectare (Barley yield) as of 2026-10-29. New Zealand holds the #1 spot in 3 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 18 rankings.
Where New Zealand is number one
New Zealand leads the world in 3 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.
- Countries with the highest barley yields: 7.7 tonnes per hectare (Barley yield), Our World in Data, captured 2026-10-29. Next: Chile with 7.49 tonnes per hectare.
- Countries with the highest potato yields: 51.31 tonnes per hectare (Potato yield), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: United States with 50.9 tonnes per hectare.
- Countries with the highest wheat yields: 10.01 tonnes per hectare (Wheat yield), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Ireland with 8.14 tonnes per hectare.
Top 10 finishes
New Zealand is inside the top 10 of 15 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the oldest liberal democracies with 113 years, behind Switzerland (177 years) and ahead of Australia. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #4 in Countries with the highest dry pea yields with 3.52 tonnes per hectare, behind Lebanon (3.97 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Brazil. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare with 1,341.41 kg per hectare of arable land, behind Costa Rica (1,402.54 kg per hectare of arable land) and ahead of Ireland. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year with 80.28 %, behind Australia (80.67 %) and ahead of Switzerland. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries planting the most new forest each year with 71.9 thousand hectares per year, behind United States (80.94 thousand hectares per year) and ahead of Paraguay. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #6 in Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person with 21.15 kg per person, behind Uruguay (23.79 kg per person) and ahead of Canada. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP with 129.68 % of GDP, behind Australia (133.79 % of GDP) and ahead of Singapore. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year with 67.55 thousand hectares, behind Indonesia (81.48 thousand hectares) and ahead of Kenya. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #8 in Countries with the highest cereal yields with 9.1 tonnes per hectare, behind New Caledonia (11.65 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of United States. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest government procurement spending with 17.13 % of GDP, behind Israel (17.18 % of GDP) and ahead of France. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP with 143.38 % of GDP, behind Denmark (144.06 % of GDP) and ahead of Thailand. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the fastest forest expansion with 77.65 thousand hectares per year, behind Sudan (89.86 thousand hectares per year) and ahead of Paraguay. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
The remaining 3 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.
New Zealand by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, New Zealand holds 48 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (71.9 thousand hectares per year), #8 of 50 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year (67.55 thousand hectares), #9 of 50 in Countries with the fastest forest expansion (77.65 thousand hectares per year) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person (64.3k cubic metres per person). 44 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, New Zealand holds 29 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest barley yields (7.7 tonnes per hectare), #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest potato yields (51.31 tonnes per hectare), #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest wheat yields (10.01 tonnes per hectare) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest dry pea yields (3.52 tonnes per hectare). 25 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, New Zealand holds 26 positions: #2 of 41 in Countries with the oldest liberal democracies (113 years), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest happiness scores (7 score (0-10)), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education (39.8 %) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the most registered vehicles per 1,000 people (775.5 per 1,000 people). 22 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, New Zealand holds 19 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year (80.28 %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed drinking water (100 %), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth (82.2 years) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people (12.3 per 1,000 people). 15 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, New Zealand holds 18 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP (129.68 % of GDP), #8 of 43 in Countries with the highest government procurement spending (17.13 % of GDP), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP (143.38 % of GDP) and #20 of 50 in Countries by reserves and related items (5,209.91 BoP, current US$ million). 14 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, New Zealand holds 7 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.) (79.27 %), #20 of 50 in Countries with the most researchers per million people (5,435.46 per million people), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (17.57 %) and #27 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (71.25 %). 3 more rankings are listed below.
Travel
In travel, New Zealand holds 3 positions: #21 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (10.96 US$ bn), #35 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (178.46 thousand) and #44 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (15.03 million).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, New Zealand holds 3 positions: #31 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (38.05 per 100 people), #37 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (93.52 %) and #41 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (93.52 % of population).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, New Zealand moved in 136 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest barley yields (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest potato yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest wheat yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the oldest liberal democracies (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest dry pea yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #6 in Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
Where New Zealand ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. New Zealand's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries catching the most wild fish (324.45 thousand metric tons), 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch (324.45 thousand metric tons) and 49th of 50 in Countries consuming the most coal (12.03 TWh). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes New Zealand
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest barley yields · 7.7 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest potato yields · 51.31 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest wheat yields · 10.01 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 41 · Countries with the oldest liberal democracies · 113 years · 2026-10-29
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest dry pea yields · 3.52 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare · 1,341.41 kg per hectare of arable land · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year · 80.28 % · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 71.9 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #6 of 50 · Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person · 21.15 kg per person · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP · 129.68 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 67.55 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest cereal yields · 9.1 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 43 · Countries with the highest government procurement spending · 17.13 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP · 143.38 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 77.65 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 64.3k cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed drinking water · 100 % · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price · 82.78 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person · 2,857.23 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest happiness scores · 7 score (0-10) · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth · 82.2 years · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education · 39.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people · 12.3 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the most registered vehicles per 1,000 people · 775.5 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation · 100 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.) · 79.27 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 67 · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education · 51.05 % · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 41 · Countries with the highest share of births outside marriage · 48.43 % · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries generating the most plastic waste per person · 0.33 kg per person per day · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries spending the most on public health as a share of GDP · 7.87 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 68.97 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest government health spending as a share of GDP · 7.87 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected · 30.4 % of territorial waters · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest tomato yields · 116.47 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth · 69.98 years · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries producing the most beef · 741.84 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from Alzheimer's and dementias · 66.91 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest electricity use per person · 7,909.55 kWh per person · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person · 15.71 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals · 0.61 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries by reserves and related items · 5,209.91 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #20 of 50 · Countries spending the most on health per person · 5,022.03 US$ · 2026-10-28
- #20 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 5.78 % · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest lettuce yields · 26.81 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water · 100 % · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the most researchers per million people · 5,435.46 per million people · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries earning the most from tourism · 10.96 US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #21 of 50 · Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure · 4.65 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person · 0.19 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of students from abroad · 17.57 % · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the most planted forest · 2,434.42 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 88.53 % · 2026-10-29
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports · 0.85 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources · 327 cubic kilometres · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries generating the most hydropower · 24.21 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from falls · 13.29 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries by insurance and financial services · 12.92 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP · 99.57 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest egg yields per hen · 16.26 kilograms per bird · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest energy use per person · 49.72 MWh · 2026-10-29
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales · 4.97 % · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree · 32.28 % of population 25+ · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) · 71.25 % · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health · 10.13 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP · 1.55 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person · 10.02 litres of pure alcohol per person · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 66.78 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal · 1.86 kilograms per animal · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 46 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry · 506.75 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use · 8.86 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · 33.4 % of total land area · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person · 10.68 square metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending as a share of GDP · 35.5 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest income per person · 46.6k US$ · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 45 · Countries with the most electric cars on the road · 128 thousand cars · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people · 38.05 per 100 people · 2026-10-29
- #32 of 50 · Countries using the most coal energy per person · 2,290.6 kWh per person · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower · 12.11 billion kWh · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person · 24.6k kWh per person · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP · 34.25 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using improved sanitation · 100 % · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) · 89.88 % · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Richest countries by GDP per capita · 49.6k US$ · 2026-10-28
- #34 of 50 · Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer · 369 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland · 8.93 kg per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person · 8 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest drug-related death rates · 1.55 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest rapeseed yields · 2.02 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of international migrants · 28.2 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources · 100 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation · 4,031.8 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-01
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the most airline departures · 178.46 thousand · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 9,516.29 thousand animals · 2026-11-01
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease · 7.92 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the longest life expectancy · 82.09 years · 2026-10-29
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most air freight carried · 767.76 million ton-km · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal · 1.87 kilograms per animal · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using the internet · 93.52 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries producing the most meat · 1,488.6 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person · 1.12 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest electric car sales share · 12 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 526 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person · 7.51 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the largest stock market value relative to GDP · 39.07 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most container port traffic · 3,371.18 thousand TEU · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most trademark applications · 20.2 thousand · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP · 0.03 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 53.6 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the longest rail networks · 3,908 route-km · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed sanitation · 88.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the largest agricultural output · 16.06 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ · 2026-11-01
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people · 3.61 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most internet users (share of population) · 93.52 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #41 of 50 · Richest countries by GDP per person (PPP) · 57.4k current international $ · 2026-10-29
- #42 of 50 · Countries producing the most farmed fish · 98.88 thousand metric tons · 2026-10-30
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person · 6.01 t CO2e per person · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person · 3.62 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the largest aquaculture production · 98.88 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 36.22 % · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring · 972.42 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest GDP per person employed · 87.9k international dollars · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest income per person, adjusted for prices · 53.6k international $ · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries by charges for the use of intellectual property, payments · 1,121.14 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #44 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 38.26 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest nitrous oxide emissions · 10.04 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 13.74 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most air passengers · 15.03 million · 2026-10-28
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most electric car sales · 11.6 thousand cars · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 1,732 mm per year · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most goods transported by rail · 4.44 billion ton-km · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most installed wind energy capacity · 1.27 gigawatts · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals · 23.98 % · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.12 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 423.32 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most immigrants · 1,467.99 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most international migrants · 1,467.99 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest meat consumption per person · 217.92 grams per day · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest meat supply per person · 79.54 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone · 95.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) · 56.72 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 10.1 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person · 6.23 t · 2026-10-29
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest methane emissions · 34.4 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Largest service economies · 174.93 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #48 of 50 · Most urbanised countries · 84 % · 2026-10-28
- #49 of 50 · Countries consuming the most coal · 12.03 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries investing the most (gross capital formation) · 60.39 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most industrial design applications · 0.38 thousand · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most listed domestic companies · 106 · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · 9.88 billion billion cubic meters · 2026-10-30
- #50 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 324.45 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 324.45 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit New Zealand's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
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Questions people ask about New Zealand
What is New Zealand's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries with the highest barley yields, with 7.7 tonnes per hectare (Barley yield) as of 2026-10-29.
How many rankings include New Zealand?
153 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 3 rankings where it is #1.
Is New Zealand in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 18 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest barley yields, #1 in Countries with the highest potato yields and #1 in Countries with the highest wheat yields.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.