Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Carrots and turnips — Yield was 55,931 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
55,931 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 133 countries
All-time high
57,717 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
26,097 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, carrots and turnips — yield in Australia and New Zealand stood at 55,931 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — yield in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 57,717 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26,097 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Australia and New Zealand 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 26,097 kg/ha
1962 27,455 kg/ha +5.2%
1963 27,813 kg/ha +1.3%
1964 28,741 kg/ha +3.3%
1965 30,908 kg/ha +7.5%
1966 31,266 kg/ha +1.2%
1967 28,636 kg/ha -8.4%
1968 28,861 kg/ha +0.8%
1969 28,586 kg/ha -1.0%
1970 29,028 kg/ha +1.5%
1971 30,226 kg/ha +4.1%
1972 28,706 kg/ha -5.0%
1973 28,554 kg/ha -0.5%
1974 29,543 kg/ha +3.5%
1975 26,801 kg/ha -9.3%
1976 27,688 kg/ha +3.3%
1977 28,374 kg/ha +2.5%
1978 29,107 kg/ha +2.6%
1979 28,032 kg/ha -3.7%
1980 30,229 kg/ha +7.8%
1981 29,450 kg/ha -2.6%
1982 28,492 kg/ha -3.3%
1983 29,145 kg/ha +2.3%
1984 29,104 kg/ha -0.1%
1985 30,281 kg/ha +4.0%
1986 31,837 kg/ha +5.1%
1987 31,817 kg/ha -0.1%
1988 32,252 kg/ha +1.4%
1989 33,674 kg/ha +4.4%
1990 36,527 kg/ha +8.5%
1991 35,015 kg/ha -4.1%
1992 34,005 kg/ha -2.9%
1993 33,996 kg/ha -0.0%
1994 35,103 kg/ha +3.3%
1995 34,418 kg/ha -2.0%
1996 33,131 kg/ha -3.7%
1997 36,833 kg/ha +11.2%
1998 37,740 kg/ha +2.5%
1999 38,361 kg/ha +1.6%
2000 37,971 kg/ha -1.0%
2001 38,044 kg/ha +0.2%
2002 40,876 kg/ha +7.4%
2003 39,847 kg/ha -2.5%
2004 41,563 kg/ha +4.3%
2005 48,030 kg/ha +15.6%
2006 42,499 kg/ha -11.5%
2007 46,849 kg/ha +10.2%
2008 52,356 kg/ha +11.8%
2009 48,706 kg/ha -7.0%
2010 47,104 kg/ha -3.3%
2011 47,080 kg/ha -0.1%
2012 53,858 kg/ha +14.4%
2013 54,561 kg/ha +1.3%
2014 51,223 kg/ha -6.1%
2015 53,004 kg/ha +3.5%
2016 53,683 kg/ha +1.3%
2017 47,802 kg/ha -11.0%
2018 49,088 kg/ha +2.7%
2019 57,717 kg/ha +17.6%
2020 53,936 kg/ha -6.6%
2021 55,019 kg/ha +2.0%
2022 55,934 kg/ha +1.7%
2023 55,551 kg/ha -0.7%
2024 55,931 kg/ha +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28,707 kg/ha 26,097 kg/ha 31,266 kg/ha 9
1970s 28,606 kg/ha 26,801 kg/ha 30,226 kg/ha 10
1980s 30,628 kg/ha 28,492 kg/ha 33,674 kg/ha 10
1990s 35,513 kg/ha 33,131 kg/ha 38,361 kg/ha 10
2000s 43,674 kg/ha 37,971 kg/ha 52,356 kg/ha 10
2010s 51,512 kg/ha 47,080 kg/ha 57,717 kg/ha 10
2020s 55,274 kg/ha 53,936 kg/ha 55,934 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 12 Djibouti 58,100 kg/ha compare
  2. 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 56,422 kg/ha compare
  3. 14 Jordan 56,037 kg/ha compare
  4. 16 Portugal 54,257 kg/ha compare
  5. 17 Hungary 53,150 kg/ha compare
  6. 18 Spain 52,499 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carrots and turnips — yield in Australia and New Zealand?
Carrots and turnips — yield in Australia and New Zealand was 55,931 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest carrots and turnips — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 57,717 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest carrots and turnips — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 26,097 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for carrots and turnips — yield?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is carrots and turnips — yield rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carrots and turnips — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carrots and turnips — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
174 places, 8,523 data points, 1961–2024
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