Oats — Food supply in Australia
Australia: Oats — Food supply was 17,178 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Food supply in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, oats — food supply in Australia stood at 17,178 million Kcal.
The figure is up 252.8% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — food supply in Australia peaked at 79,602 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,870 million Kcal, in 2022.
Australia ranks 62nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Food supply in Australia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,989 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 28,968 million Kcal | +383.7% |
| 2012 | 5,829 million Kcal | -79.9% |
| 2013 | 48,824 million Kcal | +737.6% |
| 2014 | 32,168 million Kcal | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 31,398 million Kcal | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31,500 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79,602 million Kcal | +152.7% |
| 2018 | 42,979 million Kcal | -46.0% |
| 2019 | 36,310 million Kcal | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 22,948 million Kcal | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 21,052 million Kcal | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 4,870 million Kcal | -76.9% |
| 2023 | 17,178 million Kcal | +252.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 17,178 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,664 million Kcal, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 17,178 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.03 million Kcal, 171.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oats — Food supply in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +737.6% | 5,829 million Kcal | 48,824 million Kcal |
| 2011 | +383.7% | 5,989 million Kcal | 28,968 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34,357 million Kcal | 5,829 million Kcal | 79,602 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,512 million Kcal | 4,870 million Kcal | 22,948 million Kcal | 4 |
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 oats — food supply in Australia?
- Oats — food supply in Australia was 17,178 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — food supply recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,602 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest oats — food supply recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,870 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for oats — food supply?
- Australia ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oats — food supply rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — Food supply (kcal). 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.