Groundnut yields in Australia
Australia: Groundnut yields was 3.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut yields in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Australia is 3.13 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Australia peaked at 3.38 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5336 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Australia ranks 22nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5336 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.8066 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Australia?
- Groundnut yields in Australia was 3.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5336 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Australia rank for groundnut yields?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.