Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia
Australia: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 115.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Australia is 115.27, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Australia peaked at 134.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.91, in 1972.
That places Australia 29th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.55 | — |
| 1962 | 61.79 | +19.9% |
| 1963 | 64.29 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 69.5 | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 50.49 | -27.4% |
| 1966 | 84.7 | +67.8% |
| 1967 | 50.39 | -40.5% |
| 1968 | 93.76 | +86.1% |
| 1969 | 69.27 | -26.1% |
| 1970 | 59.54 | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 66.67 | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 47.91 | -28.1% |
| 1973 | 74.9 | +56.3% |
| 1974 | 71.48 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 75.95 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 74.09 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 60.87 | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 104.78 | +72.1% |
| 1979 | 96.36 | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 66.85 | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 95.17 | +42.4% |
| 1982 | 57.1 | -40.0% |
| 1983 | 119.47 | +109.2% |
| 1984 | 108.66 | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 94.16 | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 89.24 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 71.98 | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 78.68 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 79.08 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 80.76 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 63.72 | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 85.32 | +33.9% |
| 1993 | 89.65 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 52.76 | -41.1% |
| 1995 | 89.29 | +69.2% |
| 1996 | 112.79 | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 101.25 | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 104.81 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 113.51 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 107.5 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 120.37 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 59.9 | -50.2% |
| 2003 | 121.09 | +102.2% |
| 2004 | 102 | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 114.27 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 58.14 | -49.1% |
| 2007 | 66.19 | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 95.71 | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 92.07 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 104.18 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 113.47 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 92.31 | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 102.18 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 91.16 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 88.87 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 119.97 | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 80.71 | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 69.84 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 61.23 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 110.93 | +81.2% |
| 2021 | 123.95 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 134.88 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 96.01 | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 115.27 | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.19 | 50.39 | 93.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.25 | 47.91 | 104.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.04 | 57.1 | 119.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.39 | 52.76 | 113.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.72 | 58.14 | 121.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.39 | 61.23 | 119.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.21 | 96.01 | 134.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 27 Pakistan 115.91 compare
- 28 Uganda 115.62 compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0.1 compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 114.81 compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 114.61 compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 114.42 compare
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 cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Australia?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Australia was 115.27 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 134.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.91 in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.