Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia
Australia: Carrots and turnips — Yield was 59,295 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 59,295 kg/ha for carrots and turnips — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — yield in Australia peaked at 62,080 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24,404 kg/ha, in 1975.
Australia ranks 14th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Yield in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,954 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 26,718 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 26,913 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 28,119 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 28,753 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 30,798 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 27,669 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 28,175 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 27,817 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 27,826 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,234 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 27,794 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 27,431 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 27,776 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 24,404 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 26,081 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 27,783 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 29,818 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 27,892 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 30,341 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 29,064 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 28,002 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 28,946 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 28,688 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 29,755 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 31,432 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 31,342 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 31,274 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 32,594 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 35,472 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 33,843 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 34,749 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 34,659 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 35,842 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 34,636 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 33,042 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 36,532 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 37,267 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 39,393 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 40,305 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 40,154 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 43,161 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 41,496 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 42,051 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 48,374 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 41,964 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 47,500 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 56,672 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 50,933 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 48,679 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 48,441 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 57,740 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 58,345 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53,699 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 56,469 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 57,123 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 49,063 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 50,588 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 62,080 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 56,945 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 57,787 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59,358 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 58,812 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 59,295 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 59,295 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,031 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 59,295 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,702 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,769 kg/ha | 24,954 kg/ha | 30,798 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,704 kg/ha | 24,404 kg/ha | 30,234 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,144 kg/ha | 28,002 kg/ha | 32,594 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,544 kg/ha | 33,042 kg/ha | 39,393 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,261 kg/ha | 40,154 kg/ha | 56,672 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,223 kg/ha | 48,441 kg/ha | 62,080 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,440 kg/ha | 56,945 kg/ha | 59,358 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carrots and turnips — yield in Australia?
- Carrots and turnips — yield in Australia was 59,295 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?
- The highest recorded value was 62,080 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — yield recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,404 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for carrots and turnips — yield?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — yield rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.