Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 405 ha in 1971. ▼ Falling
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–1971
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 1971, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia stood at 405 ha. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.4% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia peaked at 1,214 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 405 ha, in 1971.
That places Australia 16th out of 25 countries with data for 1971, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,214 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,214 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,214 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 809 ha | -33.4% |
| 1965 | 809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,214 ha | +50.1% |
| 1969 | 809 ha | -33.4% |
| 1970 | 800 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 405 ha | -49.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 989 ha | 809 ha | 1,214 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 602.5 ha | 405 ha | 800 ha | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Australia was 405 ha in 1971, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1,214 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 405 ha in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 1971.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.