Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 856,654 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 856,654 t for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in 2024.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.04 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,654 t, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 10th out of 134 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,654 t | — |
| 1962 | 7,920 t | +116.7% |
| 1963 | 6,655 t | -16.0% |
| 1964 | 7,538 t | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 13,762 t | +82.6% |
| 1966 | 23,448 t | +70.4% |
| 1967 | 20,529 t | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 35,510 t | +73.0% |
| 1969 | 35,837 t | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 30,253 t | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 21,300 t | -29.6% |
| 1972 | 41,815 t | +96.3% |
| 1973 | 31,406 t | -24.9% |
| 1974 | 31,090 t | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 33,565 t | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 26,145 t | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 29,330 t | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 43,935 t | +49.8% |
| 1979 | 48,730 t | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 79,159 t | +62.4% |
| 1981 | 93,105 t | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 125,795 t | +35.1% |
| 1983 | 90,820 t | -27.8% |
| 1984 | 117,525 t | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 232,185 t | +97.6% |
| 1986 | 228,255 t | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 194,060 t | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 247,400 t | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 250,305 t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 280,311 t | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 397,784 t | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 457,725 t | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 329,633 t | -28.0% |
| 1994 | 293,550 t | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 299,265 t | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 358,100 t | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 517,342 t | +44.5% |
| 1998 | 565,450 t | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 612,045 t | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 628,401 t | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 688,724 t | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 617,980 t | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 329,641 t | -46.7% |
| 2004 | 298,124 t | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 548,249 t | +83.9% |
| 2006 | 507,663 t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 244,403 t | -51.9% |
| 2008 | 115,405 t | -52.8% |
| 2009 | 281,788 t | +144.2% |
| 2010 | 332,184 t | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 771,890 t | +132.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million t | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 863,365 t | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 751,648 t | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 449,849 t | -40.2% |
| 2016 | 535,554 t | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 756,748 t | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 861,374 t | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 406,338 t | -52.8% |
| 2020 | 105,302 t | -74.1% |
| 2021 | 511,531 t | +385.8% |
| 2022 | 996,650 t | +94.8% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 856,654 t | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,206 t | 3,654 t | 35,837 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,757 t | 21,300 t | 48,730 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,861 t | 79,159 t | 250,305 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,120 t | 280,311 t | 612,045 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 426,038 t | 115,405 t | 688,724 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 676,746 t | 332,184 t | 1.04 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 700,363 t | 105,302 t | 1.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,000 t compare
- 7 Pakistan 1.23 million t compare
- 8 France 1.19 million t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 32,600 t compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1.05 million t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28,076 t compare
- 11 Australia 852,600 t compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18,503 t compare
- 12 Argentina 448,493 t compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,188 t compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 370,085 t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,890 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand was 856,654 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,654 t in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production. 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.