Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.7157 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.7157 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 1.23 ha per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6011 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Australia 2nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8053 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8522 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8394 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8796 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8647 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9874 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 1.01 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.18 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 1.04 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8474 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9035 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8769 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9635 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8559 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9044 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9241 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.03 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.07 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.13 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.07 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.23 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9846 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8521 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8127 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7938 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7869 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6821 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7609 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7673 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6821 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8093 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9116 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8734 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8945 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.892 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9211 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9075 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8969 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9474 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.899 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9815 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.941 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8623 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8684 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8108 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7857 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7729 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.724 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7779 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6742 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6607 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6501 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7645 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7596 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6989 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6011 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7157 ha per person | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9393 ha per person | 0.8053 ha per person | 1.18 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9417 ha per person | 0.8474 ha per person | 1.07 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 ha per person | 0.7938 ha per person | 1.23 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.806 ha per person | 0.6821 ha per person | 0.9116 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9476 ha per person | 0.8969 ha per person | 1.02 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7587 ha per person | 0.6501 ha per person | 0.8684 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.708 ha per person | 0.6011 ha per person | 0.7645 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.7157 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 ha per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6011 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.