Canary seed — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Canary seed — Area harvested was 7,242 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Canary seed — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for canary seed — area harvested in Australia is 7,242 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, canary seed — area harvested in Australia peaked at 31,054 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1,796 ha, in 1966.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Canary seed — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,824 ha | — |
| 1962 | 27,844 ha | +33.7% |
| 1963 | 15,383 ha | -44.8% |
| 1964 | 4,627 ha | -69.9% |
| 1965 | 5,439 ha | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 1,796 ha | -67.0% |
| 1967 | 2,889 ha | +60.9% |
| 1968 | 9,524 ha | +229.7% |
| 1969 | 27,667 ha | +190.5% |
| 1970 | 8,869 ha | -67.9% |
| 1971 | 6,260 ha | -29.4% |
| 1972 | 6,901 ha | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 9,954 ha | +44.2% |
| 1974 | 6,771 ha | -32.0% |
| 1975 | 18,000 ha | +165.8% |
| 1976 | 20,781 ha | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 31,054 ha | +49.4% |
| 1978 | 18,313 ha | -41.0% |
| 1979 | 11,831 ha | -35.4% |
| 1980 | 6,275 ha | -47.0% |
| 1981 | 8,070 ha | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 11,640 ha | +44.2% |
| 1983 | 9,401 ha | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 8,982 ha | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 14,227 ha | +58.4% |
| 1986 | 15,199 ha | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 13,000 ha | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 11,180 ha | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 12,422 ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 11,844 ha | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 11,021 ha | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 4,763 ha | -56.8% |
| 1993 | 7,382 ha | +55.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 4,441 ha | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 7,306 ha | +64.5% |
| 1998 | 7,500 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 8,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 7,885 ha | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 8,322 ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 8,379 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,373 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8,398 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,000 ha | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 7,449 ha | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 7,414 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,500 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 7,800 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 7,498 ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7,478 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7,493 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,481 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7,474 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,448 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7,444 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,412 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7,294 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7,268 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7,242 ha | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,242 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,578 ha, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Canary seed — Area harvested in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +229.7% | 2,889 ha | 9,524 ha |
| 1969 | +190.5% | 9,524 ha | 27,667 ha |
| 1975 | +165.8% | 6,771 ha | 18,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,888 ha | 1,796 ha | 27,844 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,873 ha | 6,260 ha | 31,054 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,040 ha | 6,275 ha | 15,199 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,526 ha | 4,441 ha | 11,844 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,731 ha | 5,000 ha | 8,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,559 ha | 7,414 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,332 ha | 7,242 ha | 7,444 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 canary seed — area harvested in Australia?
- Canary seed — area harvested in Australia was 7,242 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest canary seed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,054 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest canary seed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,796 ha in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for canary seed — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
- Is canary seed — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Canary seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.