Plums and sloes — Yield in Australia
Australia: Plums and sloes — Yield was 7,085 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Plums and sloes — Yield in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plums and sloes — yield in Australia is 7,085 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — yield in Australia peaked at 10,645 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5,603 kg/ha, in 1969.
That places Australia 40th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Plums and sloes — Yield in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,632 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,632 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,771 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 7,237 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 7,012 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 7,424 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 6,456 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 8,497 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1969 | 5,603 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1970 | 6,167 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 6,439 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 7,976 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1973 | 6,219 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 6,758 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 6,588 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 7,026 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 8,972 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 7,260 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 6,021 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 9,493 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 1981 | 10,645 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 9,402 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 7,873 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 10,532 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1985 | 8,199 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 8,443 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 9,103 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 8,881 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 6,501 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 1990 | 6,724 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 6,525 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 6,516 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6,754 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 7,111 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 7,126 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 7,088 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 7,084 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,064 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 7,060 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7,063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,781 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 7,496 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 9,481 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 7,666 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 7,479 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6,936 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 6,824 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6,897 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7,156 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 7,156 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,157 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,158 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,158 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,148 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,146 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,143 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,141 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,138 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,135 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,121 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 7,135 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7,098 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 7,091 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7,085 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,085 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,566 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +57.7% | 6,021 kg/ha | 9,493 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +38.5% | 7,063 kg/ha | 9,781 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -34.1% | 8,497 kg/ha | 5,603 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +33.8% | 7,873 kg/ha | 10,532 kg/ha |
| 1968 | +31.6% | 6,456 kg/ha | 8,497 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +27.7% | 7,026 kg/ha | 8,972 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,918 kg/ha | 5,603 kg/ha | 8,497 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,943 kg/ha | 6,021 kg/ha | 8,972 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,907 kg/ha | 6,501 kg/ha | 10,645 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,905 kg/ha | 6,516 kg/ha | 7,126 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,678 kg/ha | 6,824 kg/ha | 9,781 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,148 kg/ha | 7,135 kg/ha | 7,158 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,106 kg/ha | 7,085 kg/ha | 7,135 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 37 Ecuador 7,673 kg/ha compare
- 38 China, Taiwan Province of 7,248 kg/ha compare
- 39 Republic of Korea 7,110 kg/ha compare
- 41 Australia and New Zealand 6,916 kg/ha compare
- 42 Iraq 6,838 kg/ha compare
- 43 Slovenia 6,625 kg/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 plums and sloes — yield in Australia?
- Plums and sloes — yield in Australia was 7,085 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — yield recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,645 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — yield recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,603 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Australia rank for plums and sloes — yield?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — yield rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — Yield. 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.