Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested was 16,352 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,352 ha
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
9th
of 97 countries
All-time high
16,352 ha
in 2024
All-time low
3,692 ha
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand is 16,352 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 16,352 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,692 ha, in 1973.

That places Australia and New Zealand 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 3,802 ha
1962 3,945 ha +3.8%
1963 4,223 ha +7.0%
1964 4,509 ha +6.8%
1965 4,055 ha -10.1%
1966 3,768 ha -7.1%
1967 3,749 ha -0.5%
1968 3,801 ha +1.4%
1969 4,094 ha +7.7%
1970 3,966 ha -3.1%
1971 3,862 ha -2.6%
1972 3,718 ha -3.7%
1973 3,692 ha -0.7%
1974 3,851 ha +4.3%
1975 3,790 ha -1.6%
1976 3,769 ha -0.6%
1977 3,809 ha +1.1%
1978 4,503 ha +18.2%
1979 4,548 ha +1.0%
1980 4,145 ha -8.9%
1981 4,448 ha +7.3%
1982 5,442 ha +22.3%
1983 5,976 ha +9.8%
1984 6,508 ha +8.9%
1985 7,294 ha +12.1%
1986 8,033 ha +10.1%
1987 8,364 ha +4.1%
1988 8,647 ha +3.4%
1989 9,001 ha +4.1%
1990 9,065 ha +0.7%
1991 9,170 ha +1.2%
1992 11,471 ha +25.1%
1993 11,567 ha +0.8%
1994 11,321 ha -2.1%
1995 12,183 ha +7.6%
1996 12,368 ha +1.5%
1997 12,358 ha -0.1%
1998 12,739 ha +3.1%
1999 11,955 ha -6.2%
2000 13,766 ha +15.1%
2001 12,714 ha -7.6%
2002 14,881 ha +17.0%
2003 14,246 ha -4.3%
2004 11,732 ha -17.6%
2005 13,528 ha +15.3%
2006 11,957 ha -11.6%
2007 13,822 ha +15.6%
2008 13,310 ha -3.7%
2009 13,103 ha -1.6%
2010 13,283 ha +1.4%
2011 13,194 ha -0.7%
2012 12,968 ha -1.7%
2013 12,715 ha -2.0%
2014 12,273 ha -3.5%
2015 12,587 ha +2.6%
2016 12,621 ha +0.3%
2017 14,418 ha +14.2%
2018 13,108 ha -9.1%
2019 12,311 ha -6.1%
2020 12,172 ha -1.1%
2021 15,886 ha +30.5%
2022 14,558 ha -8.4%
2023 15,507 ha +6.5%
2024 16,352 ha +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,994 ha 3,749 ha 4,509 ha 9
1970s 3,951 ha 3,692 ha 4,548 ha 10
1980s 6,786 ha 4,145 ha 9,001 ha 10
1990s 11,420 ha 9,065 ha 12,739 ha 10
2000s 13,306 ha 11,732 ha 14,881 ha 10
2010s 12,948 ha 12,273 ha 14,418 ha 10
2020s 14,895 ha 12,172 ha 16,352 ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 6 Bangladesh 23,524 ha compare
  2. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,854 ha compare
  3. 7 Japan 18,542 ha compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17,400 ha compare
  5. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,149 ha compare
  6. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 129 ha compare
  7. 10 France 15,510 ha compare
  8. 10 Republic of Moldova 88 ha compare
  9. 11 Italy 15,040 ha compare
  10. 11 Micronesia 0 ha
  11. 12 Indonesia 14,198 ha compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand?
Cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand was 16,352 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 16,352 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3,692 ha in 1973.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
Is cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
136 places, 6,896 data points, 1961–2024
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