Pulses — Food supply in Australia
Australia: Pulses — Food supply was 1.15 million million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pulses — Food supply in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.15 million million Kcal for pulses — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 48.5% on the previous year and up 1,446.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Australia peaked at 1.15 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57,919 million Kcal, in 2015.
Australia ranks 32nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses — Food supply in Australia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 522,910 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 100,558 million Kcal | -80.8% |
| 2012 | 67,770 million Kcal | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 74,646 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 59,904 million Kcal | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 57,919 million Kcal | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 58,842 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 61,357 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 115,524 million Kcal | +88.3% |
| 2019 | 494,863 million Kcal | +328.4% |
| 2020 | 505,451 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 635,128 million Kcal | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 777,291 million Kcal | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million million Kcal | +48.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.15 million million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,676 million Kcal, 17.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.15 million million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,683 million Kcal, 58.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +328.4% | 115,524 million Kcal | 494,863 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 161,429 million Kcal | 57,919 million Kcal | 522,910 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 768,118 million Kcal | 505,451 million Kcal | 1.15 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 29 Caribbean 1.21 million million Kcal compare
- 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.20 million million Kcal compare
- 31 Malawi 1.20 million million Kcal compare
- 33 Argentina 1.06 million million Kcal compare
- 34 Colombia 1.04 million million Kcal compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.03 million million Kcal 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 pulses — food supply in Australia?
- Pulses — food supply in Australia was 1.15 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,919 million Kcal in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for pulses — food supply?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,446.8%. 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 Pulses — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.