Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Australia
Australia: Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity was 618,740 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Australia, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Australia stood at 618,740 t. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 481.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Australia peaked at 618,740 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15,145 t, in 1963.
Australia ranks 13th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,516 t | — |
| 1962 | 18,071 t | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 15,145 t | -16.2% |
| 1964 | 17,970 t | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 20,960 t | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 20,925 t | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 18,230 t | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 25,153 t | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 29,959 t | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 31,827 t | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 37,373 t | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 40,701 t | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 29,780 t | -26.8% |
| 1974 | 36,514 t | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 33,978 t | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 34,365 t | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 41,683 t | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 39,294 t | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 38,872 t | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 32,905 t | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 36,569 t | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 44,526 t | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 41,965 t | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 42,656 t | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 51,224 t | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 63,188 t | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 54,895 t | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 34,340 t | -37.4% |
| 1989 | 44,435 t | +29.4% |
| 1990 | 44,058 t | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 40,789 t | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 52,843 t | +29.6% |
| 1993 | 36,851 t | -30.3% |
| 1994 | 38,317 t | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 44,073 t | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 49,973 t | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 64,894 t | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 65,492 t | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 74,429 t | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 89,162 t | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 126,829 t | +42.2% |
| 2002 | 99,455 t | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 106,409 t | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 139,736 t | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 151,140 t | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 165,129 t | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 218,371 t | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 181,360 t | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 289,894 t | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 181,681 t | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 352,698 t | +94.1% |
| 2012 | 490,764 t | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 618,740 t | +26.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 618,740 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 131,110 t, 4.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Australia's 618,740 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,616 t, 16.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,325 t | 15,145 t | 29,959 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,439 t | 29,780 t | 41,683 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,670 t | 32,905 t | 63,188 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,172 t | 36,851 t | 74,429 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 156,748 t | 89,162 t | 289,894 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 410,971 t | 181,681 t | 618,740 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Belgium 866,491 t compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 5,545 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5,383 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 723,779 t compare
- 12 China, mainland 632,536 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,000 t compare
- 13 Polynesia 4,646 t compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,250 t compare
- 14 Sweden 601,993 t compare
- 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 486,756 t compare
- 15 Micronesia 511 t compare
- 16 Denmark 422,044 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Australia?
- Alcoholic beverages — import quantity in Australia was 618,740 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest alcoholic beverages — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 618,740 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,145 t in 1963.
- How does Australia rank for alcoholic beverages — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 171 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcoholic beverages — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 481.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.