Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 104.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand is 104.44, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 104.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.52, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.52 | — |
| 1962 | 77.73 | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 79.08 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 81.75 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 77.94 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 82.32 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 76.4 | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 84.67 | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 81.18 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 81.63 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 82.59 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 83.03 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 85.64 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 76.53 | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 82.06 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 87.74 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 84.92 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 92.63 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 88.67 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 80.07 | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 83.9 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 77.84 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 87.97 | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 83.76 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 83.76 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 83.37 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 81.38 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 83.45 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 80.42 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 81.41 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 80.03 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 85.26 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 86.81 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 82.93 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 88.84 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 93.24 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 93.18 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.2 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 98.75 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 99.11 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 102.22 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 90.57 | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 99.99 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 98.24 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 100.19 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 89.58 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 90.87 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 93.94 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 92.82 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 93.99 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 94.81 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.59 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.02 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 98.34 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.29 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 103.38 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 91.35 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 88.94 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 86.96 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 95.2 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 100.46 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 102.61 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 96.81 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 104.44 | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.18 | 71.52 | 84.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.54 | 76.53 | 92.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.59 | 77.84 | 87.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.77 | 80.03 | 98.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.75 | 89.58 | 102.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.77 | 86.96 | 103.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9 | 95.2 | 104.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 60 Brunei Darussalam 105.15 compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 104.98 compare
- 62 Albania 104.51 compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 104.44 compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 104.35 compare
- 66 Cook Islands 104.03 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia and New Zealand
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -14.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 8.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 0.2308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -12.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 37.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.3099 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 104.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 104.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.52 in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Food — Gross per capita 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.