Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Australia and New Zealand

Land under cereal production in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 19,584,393 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 128.6%.

2024 19.58M ha +21.34% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 20.99M ha2008
Period minimum 8.57M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Australia and New Zealand, 1961–20245M10M15M20M25M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 8,565,998 ha1963: 9,331,566 ha1965: 9,978,046 ha1967: 12,029,448 ha1969: 13,000,208 ha1971: 11,904,225 ha1973: 13,103,494 ha1975: 12,769,228 ha1977: 14,817,623 ha1979: 15,665,741 ha1981: 17,093,345 ha1983: 19,065,499 ha1985: 17,421,784 ha1987: 14,082,519 ha1989: 13,504,444 ha1991: 11,946,539 ha1993: 13,682,751 ha1995: 14,704,429 ha1997: 16,256,345 ha1999: 16,921,172 ha2001: 17,635,687 ha2003: 20,018,316 ha2005: 19,229,792 ha2007: 19,963,473 ha2009: 20,573,992 ha2011: 19,543,812 ha2013: 18,307,581 ha2015: 17,381,469 ha2017: 16,691,068 ha2019: 16,594,878 ha2021: 19,622,891 ha2023: 16,140,754 ha2024: 19,584,393 ha
Change over the period: +11.02M (+128.63%) Average annual rate: 1.32 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia and New Zealand 19.58M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 19.58M +3.44M +21.34%
2023 16.14M −2.16M −11.8%
2022 18.3M −1.32M −6.74%
2021 19.62M −98,627 −0.5%
2020 19.72M +3.13M +18.84%
2019 16.59M −19,905 −0.12%
2018 16.61M −76,285 −0.46%
2017 16.69M −2.26M −11.92%
2016 18.95M +1.57M +9.02%
2015 17.38M −900,577 −4.93%
2014 18.28M −25,535 −0.14%
2013 18.31M −270,425 −1.46%
2012 18.58M −965,806 −4.94%
2011 19.54M +410,907 +2.15%
2010 19.13M −1.44M −7%
2009 20.57M −418,080 −1.99%
2008 20.99M +1.03M +5.15%
2007 19.96M +1.47M +7.92%
2006 18.5M −732,227 −3.81%
2005 19.23M −1.22M −5.97%
2004 20.45M +431,982 +2.16%
2003 20.02M +2.38M +13.51%
2002 17.64M +34 +0%
2001 17.64M −26,531 −0.15%
2000 17.66M +741,046 +4.38%
1999 16.92M +139,365 +0.83%
1998 16.78M +525,462 +3.23%
1997 16.26M −514,699 −3.07%
1996 16.77M +2.07M +14.05%
1995 14.7M +2.41M +19.59%
1994 12.3M −1.39M −10.14%
1993 13.68M +244,687 +1.82%
1992 13.44M +1.49M +12.48%
1991 11.95M −1.66M −12.17%
1990 13.6M +97,116 +0.72%
1989 13.5M −97,393 −0.72%
1988 13.6M −480,682 −3.41%
1987 14.08M −1.96M −12.19%
1986 16.04M −1.38M −7.94%
1985 17.42M −583,614 −3.24%
1984 18.01M −1.06M −5.56%
1983 19.07M +2.67M +16.28%
1982 16.4M −697,396 −4.08%
1981 17.09M +1.31M +8.33%
1980 15.78M +113,203 +0.72%
1979 15.67M +417,836 +2.74%
1978 15.25M +430,282 +2.9%
1977 14.82M +1.62M +12.27%
1976 13.2M +428,552 +3.36%
1975 12.77M +833,210 +6.98%
1974 11.94M −1.17M −8.91%
1973 13.1M +1.31M +11.13%
1972 11.79M −113,089 −0.95%
1971 11.9M +1.11M +10.29%
1970 10.79M −2.21M −16.97%
1969 13M −1.33M −9.3%
1968 14.33M +2.3M +19.15%
1967 12.03M +389,140 +3.34%
1966 11.64M +1.66M +16.66%
1965 9.98M +18,612 +0.19%
1964 9.96M +627,868 +6.73%
1963 9.33M +51,357 +0.55%
1962 9.28M +714,211 +8.34%
1961 8.57M

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.