Mustard seed — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Mustard seed — Area harvested was 0 ha in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Mustard seed — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2005
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0 ha for mustard seed — area harvested in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Over the whole period, mustard seed — area harvested in Australia peaked at 1,786 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1994.
That places Australia 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mustard seed — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 809 ha | — |
| 1962 | 405 ha | -49.9% |
| 1963 | 809 ha | +99.8% |
| 1964 | 405 ha | -49.9% |
| 1965 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 809 ha | +99.8% |
| 1972 | 405 ha | -49.9% |
| 1973 | 410 ha | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 319 ha | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 233 ha | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 716 ha | +207.3% |
| 1977 | 1,786 ha | +149.4% |
| 1978 | 1,749 ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,275 ha | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 588 ha | -53.9% |
| 1981 | 332 ha | -43.5% |
| 1982 | 332 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 391 ha | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 359 ha | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 402 ha | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 1,335 ha | +232.1% |
| 1987 | 498 ha | -62.7% |
| 1988 | 319 ha | -35.9% |
| 1989 | 731 ha | +129.2% |
| 1990 | 383 ha | -47.6% |
| 1991 | 730 ha | +90.6% |
| 1992 | 324 ha | -55.6% |
| 1993 | 316 ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 ha | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha | — |
| 1997 | 0 ha | — |
| 1998 | 0 ha | — |
| 1999 | 0 ha | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha | — |
| 2001 | 0 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,301 ha. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 494.78 ha | 405 ha | 809 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 810.7 ha | 233 ha | 1,786 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 528.7 ha | 319 ha | 1,335 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 175.3 ha | 0 ha | 730 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 6 |
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 mustard seed — area harvested in Australia?
- Mustard seed — area harvested in Australia was 0 ha in 2005, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mustard seed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,786 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest mustard seed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for mustard seed — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2005.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mustard seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.