Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Australia
Australia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 2.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.69 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
The figure is up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Australia peaked at 3.28 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8308 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Australia ranks 100th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.8308 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9331 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.8756 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Australia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Australia was 2.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8308 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Australia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Australia ranks 100th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.