Cereals excluding rice — Production in Australia
Australia: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 58.43 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.43 million t
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
12th
of 174 countries
All-time high
58.43 million t
in 2023
All-time low
9.02 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Australia stood at 58.43 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Australia peaked at 58.43 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.02 million t, in 1961.
That places Australia 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.02 million t | — |
| 1962 | 10.99 million t | +21.8% |
| 1963 | 11.66 million t | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 12.85 million t | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 9.52 million t | -25.9% |
| 1966 | 16.40 million t | +72.2% |
| 1967 | 9.65 million t | -41.1% |
| 1968 | 18.67 million t | +93.5% |
| 1969 | 13.97 million t | -25.2% |
| 1970 | 12.65 million t | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 14.54 million t | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 10.53 million t | -27.6% |
| 1973 | 16.68 million t | +58.4% |
| 1974 | 15.95 million t | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 17.36 million t | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 17.01 million t | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 13.87 million t | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 24.76 million t | +78.5% |
| 1979 | 22.64 million t | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 15.76 million t | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 22.85 million t | +44.9% |
| 1982 | 13.24 million t | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 30.35 million t | +129.3% |
| 1984 | 27.77 million t | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 23.84 million t | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 23.07 million t | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 19.13 million t | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 20.92 million t | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 21.40 million t | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 21.93 million t | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 21.70 million t | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 18.56 million t | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 22.86 million t | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 26.14 million t | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 14.38 million t | -45.0% |
| 1996 | 26.17 million t | +82.0% |
| 1997 | 33.92 million t | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 28.74 million t | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 31.54 million t | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 33.52 million t | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 32.23 million t | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 36.53 million t | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 16.78 million t | -54.1% |
| 2004 | 41.00 million t | +144.3% |
| 2005 | 33.40 million t | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 38.67 million t | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 17.41 million t | -55.0% |
| 2008 | 26.48 million t | +52.1% |
| 2009 | 33.71 million t | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 32.76 million t | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 38.89 million t | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 42.15 million t | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 34.25 million t | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 37.47 million t | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 36.36 million t | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.82 million t | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 49.09 million t | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 33.13 million t | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 29.11 million t | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 26.48 million t | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 50.48 million t | +90.6% |
| 2022 | 55.49 million t | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 58.43 million t | +5.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 58.43 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 million t, 46.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 58.43 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.33 million t, 44.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.53 million t | 9.02 million t | 18.67 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.60 million t | 10.53 million t | 24.76 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.83 million t | 13.24 million t | 30.35 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.59 million t | 14.38 million t | 33.92 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.97 million t | 16.78 million t | 41.00 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.80 million t | 29.11 million t | 49.09 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.72 million t | 26.48 million t | 58.43 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 9 Republic of Moldova 3.17 million t compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 59.37 million t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.60 million t compare
- 10 Ukraine 59.06 million t compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.49 million t compare
- 11 Canada 58.92 million t compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.40 million t compare
- 13 Germany 40.61 million t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.38 million t compare
- 14 Pakistan 38.38 million t compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 450,000 t compare
- 15 Mexico 36.74 million t compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production in Australia?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Australia was 58.43 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.43 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.02 million t in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.