Olives — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Olives — Area harvested was 32,889 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Olives — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for olives — area harvested in Australia is 32,889 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, olives — area harvested in Australia peaked at 53,095 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1990.
Australia ranks 19th of 63 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,097 ha | 862 ha | 1,293 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,320 ha | 1,200 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 870 ha | 400 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 567.9 ha | 300 ha | 1,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,447 ha | 763 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,078 ha | 29,245 ha | 52,586 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,673 ha | 20,143 ha | 53,095 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 Albania 51,115 ha compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,142 ha compare
- 18 Israel 33,700 ha compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 32,889 ha compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 24,004 ha compare
- 22 Yugoslav SFR 23,686 ha 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 olives — area harvested in Australia?
- Olives — area harvested in Australia was 32,889 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest olives — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 53,095 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest olives — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for olives — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is olives — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Olives — 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.