Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual in Australia
Australia: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual was 21.46 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Australia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded 21.46 % change on previous year for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 280.6% on the previous year and up 15,040.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Australia peaked at 21.46 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -17.08 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Australia 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.3993 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1964 | 6.86 % change on previous year | +1619.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2518 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 1966 | 16.83 % change on previous year | +6586.1% |
| 1967 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -80.4% |
| 1968 | 18.82 % change on previous year | +470.1% |
| 1969 | -9.49 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 1970 | -17.08 % change on previous year | +80.1% |
| 1971 | 10.3 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 1972 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1973 | 11.57 % change on previous year | -1108.2% |
| 1974 | -8.89 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 1975 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -178.5% |
| 1976 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 1977 | 12.58 % change on previous year | +292.2% |
| 1978 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1979 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8371 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1981 | 8.5 % change on previous year | +915.8% |
| 1982 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -149.4% |
| 1983 | 16.49 % change on previous year | -492.2% |
| 1984 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1985 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1986 | -8.12 % change on previous year | +137.6% |
| 1987 | -12.13 % change on previous year | +49.4% |
| 1988 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1989 | -0.652 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6099 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 1991 | -12.21 % change on previous year | -2101.9% |
| 1992 | 12.81 % change on previous year | -204.9% |
| 1993 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1994 | -10.24 % change on previous year | -688.8% |
| 1995 | 19.98 % change on previous year | -295.0% |
| 1996 | 14.03 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1997 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1998 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8171 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2000 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +444.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1997 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0326 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2003 | 13.72 % change on previous year | -42190.8% |
| 2004 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 2005 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -366.0% |
| 2006 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -308.3% |
| 2008 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 2009 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2010 | -6.93 % change on previous year | +224.4% |
| 2011 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2012 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -335.4% |
| 2013 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 2014 | -0.1436 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 2015 | -4.98 % change on previous year | +3364.0% |
| 2016 | 9.14 % change on previous year | -283.7% |
| 2017 | -11.89 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5241 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1413 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 2020 | 19.05 % change on previous year | -13588.1% |
| 2021 | -0.5039 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 2022 | -6.79 % change on previous year | +1247.5% |
| 2023 | -11.88 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 2024 | 21.46 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 21.46 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.98 % change on previous year. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 21.46 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.4958 % change on previous year. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +42190.8% | -0.0326 % change on previous year | 13.72 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +13588.1% | -0.1413 % change on previous year | 19.05 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +6586.1% | 0.2518 % change on previous year | 16.83 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -3364.0% | -0.1436 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -2101.9% | 0.6099 % change on previous year | -12.21 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +1619.1% | 0.3993 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.68 % change on previous year | -9.49 % change on previous year | 18.82 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.33 % change on previous year | -17.08 % change on previous year | 12.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.16 % change on previous year | -12.13 % change on previous year | 16.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -12.21 % change on previous year | 19.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -5.99 % change on previous year | 13.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -11.89 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -11.88 % change on previous year | 21.46 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Reunion 25.39 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Iraq 24.35 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Montenegro 24.05 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Mauritania 16.2 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Belarus 16.2 % change on previous year compare
- 14 South Sudan 14.91 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Australia?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Australia was 21.46 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.46 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.08 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15,040.3%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Index of cereal production yield and land use Our World in Data
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.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.