Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 14,988 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
14,988 t
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
25th
of 68 countries
All-time high
25,000 t
in 1975
All-time low
2,510 t
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 14,988 t for cereals n.e.c. — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 25,000 t in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,510 t, in 1983.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 5,000 t
1962 5,000 t +0.0%
1963 5,000 t +0.0%
1964 5,000 t +0.0%
1965 5,000 t +0.0%
1966 10,000 t +100.0%
1967 10,000 t +0.0%
1968 10,000 t +0.0%
1969 10,000 t +0.0%
1970 4,000 t -60.0%
1971 4,000 t +0.0%
1972 4,000 t +0.0%
1973 10,000 t +150.0%
1974 15,000 t +50.0%
1975 25,000 t +66.7%
1976 20,000 t -20.0%
1977 15,000 t -25.0%
1978 15,000 t +0.0%
1979 15,000 t +0.0%
1980 3,213 t -78.6%
1981 5,452 t +69.7%
1982 3,021 t -44.6%
1983 2,510 t -16.9%
1984 3,655 t +45.6%
1985 3,960 t +8.3%
1986 4,436 t +12.0%
1987 8,168 t +84.1%
1988 6,320 t -22.6%
1989 5,000 t -20.9%
1990 6,478 t +29.6%
1991 5,714 t -11.8%
1992 4,900 t -14.2%
1993 4,300 t -12.2%
1994 5,200 t +20.9%
1995 4,900 t -5.8%
1996 8,900 t +81.6%
1997 9,000 t +1.1%
1998 9,000 t -0.0%
1999 10,000 t +11.1%
2000 11,111 t +11.1%
2001 12,199 t +9.8%
2002 13,162 t +7.9%
2003 12,100 t -8.1%
2004 16,006 t +32.3%
2005 11,500 t -28.2%
2006 5,700 t -50.4%
2007 13,709 t +140.5%
2008 16,187 t +18.1%
2009 14,000 t -13.5%
2010 11,688 t -16.5%
2011 9,528 t -18.5%
2012 11,744 t +23.3%
2013 9,060 t -22.9%
2014 6,793 t -25.0%
2015 8,544 t +25.8%
2016 15,985 t +87.1%
2017 23,644 t +47.9%
2018 10,770 t -54.5%
2019 16,800 t +56.0%
2020 17,071 t +1.6%
2021 14,869 t -12.9%
2022 14,740 t -0.9%
2023 14,864 t +0.8%
2024 14,988 t +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,222 t 5,000 t 10,000 t 9
1970s 12,700 t 4,000 t 25,000 t 10
1980s 4,574 t 2,510 t 8,168 t 10
1990s 6,839 t 4,300 t 10,000 t 10
2000s 12,567 t 5,700 t 16,187 t 10
2010s 12,456 t 6,793 t 23,644 t 10
2020s 15,306 t 14,740 t 17,071 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 22 Austria 18,910 t compare
  2. 23 Argentina 17,245 t compare
  3. 24 Sierra Leone 15,906 t compare
  4. 25 New Zealand 14,988 t compare
  5. 27 Burundi 14,177 t compare
  6. 28 Serbia 12,824 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in Australia and New Zealand?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in Australia and New Zealand was 14,988 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 25,000 t in 1975.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2,510 t in 1983.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Cereals n.e.c. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 4,290 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.