Crop yields in Australia
Australia: Crop yields was 2.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop 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
In 2024, crop yields in Australia stood at 2.61 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Australia peaked at 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7705 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Australia 78th out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.831 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.7705 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.907 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 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 crop yields in Australia?
- Crop yields in Australia was 2.61 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 crop yields recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7705 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for crop yields?
- Australia ranks 78th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 Crop 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.