Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Australia
Australia: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was -241.6 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Australia is -241.6 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Australia peaked at -105.5 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, -259.6 %, in 2012.
That places Australia 155th out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -194.9 % | — |
| 2001 | -152.3 % | -21.9% |
| 2002 | -163.5 % | +7.4% |
| 2003 | -145.9 % | -10.8% |
| 2004 | -164.9 % | +13.0% |
| 2005 | -118.2 % | -28.3% |
| 2006 | -105.5 % | -10.7% |
| 2007 | -112.3 % | +6.4% |
| 2008 | -150.4 % | +33.9% |
| 2009 | -159 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | -199.9 % | +25.7% |
| 2011 | -233.2 % | +16.7% |
| 2012 | -259.6 % | +11.3% |
| 2013 | -226.5 % | -12.8% |
| 2014 | -203 % | -10.4% |
| 2015 | -184.6 % | -9.1% |
| 2016 | -175.8 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | -131.2 % | -25.4% |
| 2018 | -127.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | -163.2 % | +28.4% |
| 2020 | -213.8 % | +31.0% |
| 2021 | -241.6 % | +13.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -241.6 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.3 %. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's -241.6 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.7 %. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -146.69 % | -194.9 % | -105.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -190.41 % | -259.6 % | -127.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -227.7 % | -241.6 % | -213.8 % | 2 |
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Australia?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Australia was -241.6 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was -105.5 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -259.6 % in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Australia ranks 155th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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