Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number was 127.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 127.65 for cereals, primary — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 145.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.91, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 31st 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 Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.91 | — |
| 1962 | 27.7 | +20.9% |
| 1963 | 29.42 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 32.5 | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 24.3 | -25.2% |
| 1966 | 41.03 | +68.8% |
| 1967 | 25.46 | -37.9% |
| 1968 | 47.59 | +86.9% |
| 1969 | 36.42 | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 31.81 | -12.7% |
| 1971 | 36.91 | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 27.93 | -24.3% |
| 1973 | 43.05 | +54.1% |
| 1974 | 41.24 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 44.38 | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 44.4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 37.19 | -16.2% |
| 1978 | 63.05 | +69.5% |
| 1979 | 58.73 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 41.69 | -29.0% |
| 1981 | 59.62 | +43.0% |
| 1982 | 37.21 | -37.6% |
| 1983 | 76.77 | +106.3% |
| 1984 | 71.43 | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 63.19 | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 60.91 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 49.96 | -18.0% |
| 1988 | 54.74 | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 55.66 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 58.09 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 46.69 | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 62.46 | +33.8% |
| 1993 | 66.33 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 40.23 | -39.3% |
| 1995 | 67.33 | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 85.91 | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 78.32 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 81.6 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 89.19 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 85.52 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 96.86 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 49.8 | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 99.65 | +100.1% |
| 2004 | 84.81 | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 96.21 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 50.41 | -47.6% |
| 2007 | 58.46 | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 85.37 | +46.0% |
| 2009 | 84.03 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 96.03 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 105.92 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 88.39 | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 98.99 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 89.89 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 89 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 121.12 | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 83.27 | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 73.51 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 65.73 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 118.4 | +80.1% |
| 2021 | 133.03 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 145.82 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 105.44 | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 127.65 | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.93 | 22.91 | 47.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.87 | 27.93 | 63.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.12 | 37.21 | 76.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.61 | 40.23 | 89.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.11 | 49.8 | 99.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.19 | 65.73 | 121.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.07 | 105.44 | 145.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 129.58 compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0.1 compare
- 29 Iraq 128.6 compare
- 30 Australia 128.33 compare
- 32 Madagascar 127.19 compare
- 33 Mali 126.57 compare
- 34 Fiji 126.54 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Cereals, primary — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 127.65 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 145.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.91 in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for cereals, primary — gross production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, primary — Gross 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.