Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia
Australia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.7157 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia stood at 0.7157 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia peaked at 1.23 hectares per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6011 hectares per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 2nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8053 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8522 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8394 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8796 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8647 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9874 hectares per person | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 1.01 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.18 hectares per person | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 1.04 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8474 hectares per person | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9035 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8769 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9635 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8559 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9044 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9241 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.03 hectares per person | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.07 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.13 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.07 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.23 hectares per person | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9846 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8521 hectares per person | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8127 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7938 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7869 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6821 hectares per person | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7609 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7673 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6821 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8093 hectares per person | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9116 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8734 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8945 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.892 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9211 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9075 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8969 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9474 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.899 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9815 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.941 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8623 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8684 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8108 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7857 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7729 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.724 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7779 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6742 hectares per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6607 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6501 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7645 hectares per person | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7596 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6989 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6011 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7157 hectares per person | +19.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7157 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 15.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7157 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.034 hectares per person, 21.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9393 hectares per person | 0.8053 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9417 hectares per person | 0.8474 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.7938 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.806 hectares per person | 0.6821 hectares per person | 0.9116 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9476 hectares per person | 0.8969 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7587 hectares per person | 0.6501 hectares per person | 0.8684 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.708 hectares per person | 0.6011 hectares per person | 0.7645 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Australia was 0.7157 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 hectares per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6011 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.