Food — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 116.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand stood at 116.66. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 116.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.35, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 64th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.35 | — |
| 1962 | 35.87 | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 37.22 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 39.23 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 38.16 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 41.11 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 38.85 | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 43.79 | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 42.76 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 44.04 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 45.84 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 47.13 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 49.43 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 44.87 | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 48.77 | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 52.72 | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 51.53 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 56.74 | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 54.83 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 50.05 | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 53.15 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 50.05 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 57.35 | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 55.3 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 55.98 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 56.45 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 55.86 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 58.13 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 56.84 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 58.46 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 58.33 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.89 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 64.68 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 62.43 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 67.67 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 71.88 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 72.64 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 76.56 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 78.58 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 79.71 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 83.17 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 74.61 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 83.41 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 82.94 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.63 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 77.64 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 80.05 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 84.24 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 84.72 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.11 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 89.1 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 89.27 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.96 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 96.74 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 98.21 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 105.05 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 94.42 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 93.41 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.71 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 102.63 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 109.18 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 112.48 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 107.11 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 116.66 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.82 | 32.35 | 43.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.59 | 44.04 | 56.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.92 | 50.05 | 58.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.41 | 58.33 | 78.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.61 | 74.61 | 85.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1 | 87.11 | 105.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.61 | 102.63 | 116.66 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Food — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 116.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 116.66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.35 in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for food — gross production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 64th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 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.