Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Australia

Land under cereal production in Australia in 2024 — 19,463,223 ha. Ranked 4 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 130.6%.

2024 19.46M ha +21.46% vs 2023
World rank 4of 79
Period maximum 20.86M ha2008
Period minimum 8.44M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Australia, 1961–20245M10M15M20M25M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 8,441,623 ha1963: 9,191,184 ha1965: 9,846,764 ha1967: 11,884,253 ha1969: 12,781,700 ha1971: 11,689,197 ha1973: 12,891,607 ha1975: 12,564,985 ha1977: 14,599,138 ha1979: 15,457,828 ha1981: 16,912,666 ha1983: 18,873,052 ha1985: 17,165,159 ha1987: 13,857,882 ha1989: 13,347,412 ha1991: 11,789,267 ha1993: 13,530,588 ha1995: 14,570,742 ha1997: 16,090,006 ha1999: 16,779,700 ha2001: 17,491,780 ha2003: 19,884,536 ha2005: 19,114,617 ha2007: 19,846,384 ha2009: 20,411,286 ha2011: 19,400,081 ha2013: 18,171,475 ha2015: 17,242,604 ha2017: 16,580,369 ha2019: 16,470,208 ha2021: 19,509,734 ha2023: 16,024,469 ha2024: 19,463,223 ha
Change over the period: +11.02M (+130.56%) Average annual rate: 1.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 19.46M ha
World 416M ha
Australia and New Zealand computed 19.58M ha
Land under cereal production — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 19.46M +3.44M +21.46%
2023 16.02M −2.16M −11.88%
2022 18.19M −1.32M −6.79%
2021 19.51M −98,740 −0.5%
2020 19.61M +3.14M +19.05%
2019 16.47M −23,327 −0.14%
2018 16.49M −86,834 −0.52%
2017 16.58M −2.24M −11.89%
2016 18.82M +1.58M +9.14%
2015 17.24M −902,778 −4.98%
2014 18.15M −26,093 −0.14%
2013 18.17M −260,688 −1.41%
2012 18.43M −967,918 −4.99%
2011 19.4M +402,723 +2.12%
2010 19M −1.41M −6.93%
2009 20.41M −445,377 −2.14%
2008 20.86M +1.01M +5.09%
2007 19.85M +1.46M +7.95%
2006 18.39M −729,256 −3.82%
2005 19.11M −1.22M −5.99%
2004 20.33M +447,683 +2.25%
2003 19.88M +2.4M +13.72%
2002 17.49M −5,729 −0.03%
2001 17.49M −34,998 −0.2%
2000 17.53M +747,078 +4.45%
1999 16.78M +136,000 +0.82%
1998 16.64M +553,694 +3.44%
1997 16.09M −524,478 −3.16%
1996 16.61M +2.04M +14.03%
1995 14.57M +2.43M +19.98%
1994 12.14M −1.39M −10.24%
1993 13.53M +231,426 +1.74%
1992 13.3M +1.51M +12.81%
1991 11.79M −1.64M −12.21%
1990 13.43M +81,341 +0.61%
1989 13.35M −87,580 −0.65%
1988 13.43M −422,890 −3.05%
1987 13.86M −1.91M −12.13%
1986 15.77M −1.39M −8.12%
1985 17.17M −607,454 −3.42%
1984 17.77M −1.1M −5.83%
1983 18.87M +2.67M +16.49%
1982 16.2M −711,061 −4.2%
1981 16.91M +1.33M +8.5%
1980 15.59M +129,349 +0.84%
1979 15.46M +415,325 +2.76%
1978 15.04M +443,365 +3.04%
1977 14.6M +1.63M +12.58%
1976 12.97M +402,994 +3.21%
1975 12.56M +819,991 +6.98%
1974 11.74M −1.15M −8.89%
1973 12.89M +1.34M +11.57%
1972 11.56M −134,100 −1.15%
1971 11.69M +1.09M +10.29%
1970 10.6M −2.18M −17.08%
1969 12.78M −1.34M −9.49%
1968 14.12M +2.24M +18.83%
1967 11.88M +379,899 +3.3%
1966 11.5M +1.66M +16.83%
1965 9.85M +24,732 +0.25%
1964 9.82M +630,848 +6.86%
1963 9.19M +36,558 +0.4%
1962 9.15M +713,003 +8.45%
1961 8.44M

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 19.46M NZ New Zealand 121,170

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.