Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 382,209 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
382,209 ha
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
32nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
427,732 ha
in 2021
All-time low
142,829 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 382,209 ha for fruit primary — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 427,732 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 142,829 ha, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 142,829 ha
1962 143,608 ha +0.5%
1963 148,803 ha +3.6%
1964 152,238 ha +2.3%
1965 153,020 ha +0.5%
1966 155,338 ha +1.5%
1967 156,492 ha +0.7%
1968 157,855 ha +0.9%
1969 160,107 ha +1.4%
1970 162,010 ha +1.2%
1971 165,282 ha +2.0%
1972 168,230 ha +1.8%
1973 167,938 ha -0.2%
1974 164,902 ha -1.8%
1975 160,475 ha -2.7%
1976 156,560 ha -2.4%
1977 156,911 ha +0.2%
1978 157,758 ha +0.5%
1979 161,977 ha +2.7%
1980 167,220 ha +3.2%
1981 170,410 ha +1.9%
1982 175,448 ha +3.0%
1983 181,963 ha +3.7%
1984 185,609 ha +2.0%
1985 193,045 ha +4.0%
1986 192,527 ha -0.3%
1987 190,048 ha -1.3%
1988 194,355 ha +2.3%
1989 198,054 ha +1.9%
1990 205,055 ha +3.5%
1991 204,748 ha -0.1%
1992 208,213 ha +1.7%
1993 215,456 ha +3.5%
1994 223,298 ha +3.6%
1995 225,111 ha +0.8%
1996 226,653 ha +0.7%
1997 236,468 ha +4.3%
1998 240,097 ha +1.5%
1999 263,031 ha +9.6%
2000 296,116 ha +12.6%
2001 302,478 ha +2.1%
2002 311,385 ha +2.9%
2003 332,627 ha +6.8%
2004 320,734 ha -3.6%
2005 336,259 ha +4.8%
2006 372,129 ha +10.7%
2007 379,809 ha +2.1%
2008 350,689 ha -7.7%
2009 371,256 ha +5.9%
2010 355,027 ha -4.4%
2011 359,084 ha +1.1%
2012 347,959 ha -3.1%
2013 348,717 ha +0.2%
2014 324,868 ha -6.8%
2015 338,734 ha +4.3%
2016 362,601 ha +7.0%
2017 336,973 ha -7.1%
2018 352,451 ha +4.6%
2019 338,299 ha -4.0%
2020 347,947 ha +2.9%
2021 427,732 ha +22.9%
2022 403,509 ha -5.7%
2023 360,895 ha -10.6%
2024 382,209 ha +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 152,254 ha 142,829 ha 160,107 ha 9
1970s 162,204 ha 156,560 ha 168,230 ha 10
1980s 184,868 ha 167,220 ha 198,054 ha 10
1990s 224,813 ha 204,748 ha 263,031 ha 10
2000s 337,348 ha 296,116 ha 379,809 ha 10
2010s 346,471 ha 324,868 ha 362,601 ha 10
2020s 384,458 ha 347,947 ha 427,732 ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 29 Cabo Verde 452 ha compare
  2. 29 Morocco 435,964 ha compare
  3. 30 Ecuador 427,717 ha compare
  4. 31 Chile 403,369 ha compare
  5. 33 Dominican Republic 352,166 ha compare
  6. 34 Afghanistan 350,722 ha compare
  7. 35 South Africa 339,571 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand?
Fruit primary — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand was 382,209 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 427,732 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 142,829 ha in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,778 data points, 1961–2024
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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.