Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 474,900 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Australia is 474,900 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Australia peaked at 766,688 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,436 ha, in 1962.
That places Australia 16th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,382 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,436 ha | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 16,583 ha | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 16,704 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 16,109 ha | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 23,009 ha | +42.8% |
| 1967 | 22,309 ha | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 32,314 ha | +44.8% |
| 1969 | 33,309 ha | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 32,500 ha | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 35,505 ha | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 40,100 ha | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 43,600 ha | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 41,700 ha | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 38,500 ha | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 29,800 ha | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 35,300 ha | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 41,600 ha | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 49,800 ha | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 75,000 ha | +50.6% |
| 1981 | 83,600 ha | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 103,500 ha | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 96,500 ha | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 137,400 ha | +42.4% |
| 1985 | 183,100 ha | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 177,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 156,000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 244,600 ha | +56.8% |
| 1989 | 194,100 ha | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 239,800 ha | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 279,000 ha | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 312,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 286,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 294,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 246,000 ha | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 303,900 ha | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 396,100 ha | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 438,200 ha | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 565,100 ha | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 464,300 ha | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 527,300 ha | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 409,000 ha | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 224,500 ha | -45.1% |
| 2004 | 198,100 ha | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 320,900 ha | +62.0% |
| 2006 | 335,500 ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 143,600 ha | -57.2% |
| 2008 | 62,700 ha | -56.3% |
| 2009 | 164,000 ha | +161.6% |
| 2010 | 208,300 ha | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 588,294 ha | +182.4% |
| 2012 | 596,497 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 444,000 ha | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 390,031 ha | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 197,000 ha | -49.5% |
| 2016 | 280,422 ha | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 518,589 ha | +84.9% |
| 2018 | 485,101 ha | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 303,484 ha | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 69,886 ha | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 275,128 ha | +293.7% |
| 2022 | 549,702 ha | +99.8% |
| 2023 | 766,688 ha | +39.5% |
| 2024 | 474,900 ha | -38.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 474,900 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 244 ha, 1946.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Australia's 474,900 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 138,288 ha, 3.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +293.7% | 69,886 ha | 275,128 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,128 ha | 13,436 ha | 33,309 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,840 ha | 29,800 ha | 49,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,080 ha | 75,000 ha | 244,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,010 ha | 239,800 ha | 565,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 284,990 ha | 62,700 ha | 527,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 401,172 ha | 197,000 ha | 596,497 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 427,261 ha | 69,886 ha | 766,688 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,732 ha compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
- 14 Benin 535,579 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,721 ha compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 482,704 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 77 ha compare
- 17 Ethiopia 416,215 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 265,959 ha compare
- 19 Greece 260,182 ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Australia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Australia was 474,900 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 766,688 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,436 ha in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.