Miscellaneous — Food in Australia
Australia: Miscellaneous — Food was 270 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for miscellaneous — food in Australia is 270 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food in Australia peaked at 414 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 253 1000 t, in 2010.
Australia ranks 6th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 281.1 1000 t | 253 1000 t | 408 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.75 1000 t | 270 1000 t | 414 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Saudi Arabia 306 1000 t compare
- 4 China 298 1000 t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 274 1000 t compare
- 7 China, Hong Kong SAR 267 1000 t compare
- 8 France 247 1000 t compare
- 9 Canada 234 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 368,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food in Australia?
- Miscellaneous — food in Australia was 270 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 414 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for miscellaneous — food?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, published as part of Miscellaneous — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.