New Zealand

These statistics have various sources:

• Hive numbers are provided by AsureQuality from the NZ National Apiary Register and reflect a 30th June year end.
• Honey Production figures are an estimate of production undertaken by AsureQuality by area and multiplied by hive numbers from the National Apiary Register and are New Zealand's official production figures for international reporting purposes and reflect a crop production of approx October to March in the nominated year.
• Export statistics are the official overseas trade data provided by Statistics New Zealand. Data is 1st of January to 31st December, which will not agree exactly with other published data showing a 1st July to 30th June year.

Year	Hive Nos	Honey Production	Honey Exports	Beeswax Exports (kgs)	Package Bee Export	Queen Bee Export
1980	233,810	7,489
1981	222,000	6,931
1982	251,077	6,495
1983	265,042	5,053
1984	277,005	5,818
1985	309,613	10,314	2,477	75,727
1986	328,961	9,471	2,531	61,503
1987	340,433	10,091	1,870	85,467
1988	335,702	7,748	2,045	121,670
1989	330,338	5,752	1,040	85,505
1990	318,203	8,752	1,253	144,209
1991	312,242	7,290	1,696	116,397
1992	304,065	9,560	2,216	183,370
1993	298,982	7,086	1,765	94,922
1994	289,875	11,819	2,225	102,166
1995	293,080	8,047	2,616	102,400
1996	286,806	8,610	2,996	74,236	55,181	500
1997	287,458	8,537	1,688	61,368	45,865	1,300
1998	298,921	8,081	1,836	155,229	52,704	10,724
1999	302,998	9,069	2,030	73,156	15,908	10,965
2000	320,113	9,609	2,528	64,730	19,344	21,120
2001	308,940	9,144	3,391	67,192	19,193	4,929
2002	312,658	4,682	2,555	105,024	14,791	5,049
2003	300,729	12,252	3,190	149,987	17,969
2004	294,623	8,888	2,767	114,044	14,142
2005	292,928	9,689	3,631	171,289	19,608	1,395
2006	300,569	10,423	4,134	295,301	20,034	7,666
2007	313,339	9,666	4,871	102,967	14,309	4,286
2008	344,123	12,375	6,099	115,329	21,580	2,741
2009	362,540	12,565	8,209	140,356	30,577	2,319
2010	376,672	12,553	6,555	133,264	34,352	5,906
2011	391,765	9,447	7,166	175,591	34,133	9,931
2012	422,728	10,382	7,709	158,937	24,754	5,712
2013	452,018	17,823	8,757	181,977	32,464	2,429
2014	507,247	17,608	8,648	143,418	58,138	11,318
2015	575,872	19,710	9,446	53,615	34,210	4,328
2016	684,046	19,885	7,820	23,884	24,559	2,441
2017	795,578	14,855	9,635	19,282	16,807	1,346
2018	879,758	20,000 est	8,033	17,888	19,166	807
Avg (6 yr)		18,314	8,723	73,344	30,891	3,778