Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 7,804 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand stood at 7,804 ha.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 17,214 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,214 ha, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,214 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,214 ha | +1235.6% |
| 1963 | 17,214 ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 16,809 ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 16,809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16,809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16,809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 17,214 ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 16,809 ha | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 16,800 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 16,405 ha | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 14,000 ha | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,822 ha | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 3,101 ha | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 4,300 ha | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 4,133 ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 4,500 ha | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 4,907 ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 5,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5,710 ha | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 5,500 ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 5,996 ha | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 6,000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,035 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,200 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 6,089 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 6,030 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6,193 ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6,200 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,203 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,846 ha | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 6,818 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,944 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7,069 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7,193 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7,241 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7,359 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,495 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 7,660 ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7,430 ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 7,249 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7,149 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7,601 ha | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 7,704 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7,754 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7,804 ha | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +1235.6% | 1,214 ha | 16,214 ha |
| 1992 | +38.7% | 3,101 ha | 4,300 ha |
| 1986 | -33.3% | 6,000 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 1983 | -25.0% | 8,000 ha | 6,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,100 ha | 1,214 ha | 17,214 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,320 ha | 10,000 ha | 16,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,697 ha | 3,101 ha | 5,996 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,200 ha | 6,000 ha | 6,846 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,246 ha | 6,818 ha | 7,660 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,602 ha | 7,149 ha | 7,804 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 4 Canada 20,809 ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,611 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 20,501 ha compare
- 6 Madagascar 11,346 ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 77 ha compare
- 7 New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 9 South Africa 3,150 ha compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 2,039 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand was 7,804 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17,214 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,214 ha in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — 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.