Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia
Australia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0583 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0583 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0833 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Australia ranks 158th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +46.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +75.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +80.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +238.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -79.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +76.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +48.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +169.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -67.6% |
| 1997 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +191.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | -54.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +86.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.046 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0519 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0583 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 24% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0583 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +238.3% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +191.0% | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0318 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +169.1% | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0318 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0501 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0751 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0674 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Australia was 0.0583 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0833 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Australia ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.