Peas, dry — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 192,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 192,000 ha for peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Australia peaked at 460,580 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17,755 ha, in 1976.
Australia ranks 11th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,066 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,662 ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 19,425 ha | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 19,020 ha | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 21,448 ha | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 23,361 ha | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 20,638 ha | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 23,142 ha | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 31,326 ha | +35.4% |
| 1970 | 32,211 ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 36,187 ha | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 22,645 ha | -37.4% |
| 1973 | 18,558 ha | -18.0% |
| 1974 | 18,392 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 17,923 ha | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 17,755 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 29,400 ha | +65.6% |
| 1978 | 34,889 ha | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 47,063 ha | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 57,407 ha | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 88,653 ha | +54.4% |
| 1982 | 25,363 ha | -71.4% |
| 1983 | 92,500 ha | +264.7% |
| 1984 | 139,552 ha | +50.9% |
| 1985 | 208,000 ha | +49.0% |
| 1986 | 313,577 ha | +50.8% |
| 1987 | 442,104 ha | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 456,447 ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 330,197 ha | -27.7% |
| 1990 | 318,035 ha | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 426,534 ha | +34.1% |
| 1992 | 382,338 ha | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 399,832 ha | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 460,580 ha | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 381,617 ha | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 336,000 ha | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 366,000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 369,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 321,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 397,000 ha | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 337,000 ha | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 379,713 ha | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 354,224 ha | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 412,710 ha | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 366,000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 384,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 293,000 ha | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 299,791 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 285,000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 317,515 ha | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 248,900 ha | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 280,500 ha | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 244,500 ha | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 244,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 237,000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 238,100 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 230,170 ha | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 291,489 ha | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 229,512 ha | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 247,616 ha | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 251,710 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 192,000 ha | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 198,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 192,000 ha | -3.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 192,000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,700 ha, 15.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Australia's 192,000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,042 ha, 8.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +264.7% | 25,363 ha | 92,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,676 ha | 19,020 ha | 31,326 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,502 ha | 17,755 ha | 47,063 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,380 ha | 25,363 ha | 456,447 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 376,094 ha | 318,035 ha | 460,580 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 350,844 ha | 285,000 ha | 412,710 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,219 ha | 229,512 ha | 317,515 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 216,265 ha | 192,000 ha | 251,710 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Ukraine 210,400 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2,923 ha compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 198,963 ha compare
- 10 Spain 192,550 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 1,683 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 99 ha compare
- 12 France 166,410 ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia PDR 144,010 ha compare
- 14 Czechoslovakia 130,000 ha compare
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 peas, dry — area harvested in Australia?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Australia was 192,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 460,580 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,755 ha in 1976.
- How does Australia rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.