Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Australia

Australia: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production was 156,238 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
156,238 t
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
35th
of 122 countries
All-time high
157,381 t
in 2021
All-time low
44,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Australia, 1961–2024

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Australia recorded 156,238 t for pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Australia peaked at 157,381 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44,000 t, in 1961.

That places Australia 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 44,000 t —
1962 46,000 t +4.5%
1963 50,000 t +8.7%
1964 47,000 t -6.0%
1965 50,000 t +6.4%
1966 59,500 t +19.0%
1967 66,000 t +10.9%
1968 66,782 t +1.2%
1969 60,563 t -9.3%
1970 67,254 t +11.0%
1971 83,518 t +24.2%
1972 76,346 t -8.6%
1973 64,161 t -16.0%
1974 70,316 t +9.6%
1975 63,014 t -10.4%
1976 72,158 t +14.5%
1977 65,633 t -9.0%
1978 67,157 t +2.3%
1979 60,023 t -10.6%
1980 75,300 t +25.5%
1981 64,264 t -14.7%
1982 80,711 t +25.6%
1983 79,066 t -2.0%
1984 79,858 t +1.0%
1985 71,852 t -10.0%
1986 77,790 t +8.3%
1987 80,360 t +3.3%
1988 82,545 t +2.7%
1989 82,973 t +0.5%
1990 83,507 t +0.6%
1991 78,659 t -5.8%
1992 80,364 t +2.2%
1993 83,000 t +3.3%
1994 87,000 t +4.8%
1995 90,131 t +3.6%
1996 110,419 t +22.5%
1997 100,528 t -9.0%
1998 103,570 t +3.0%
1999 107,471 t +3.8%
2000 123,577 t +15.0%
2001 111,672 t -9.6%
2002 98,779 t -11.5%
2003 93,226 t -5.6%
2004 94,644 t +1.5%
2005 89,949 t -5.0%
2006 110,906 t +23.3%
2007 102,505 t -7.6%
2008 114,418 t +11.6%
2009 103,729 t -9.3%
2010 104,021 t +0.3%
2011 102,934 t -1.0%
2012 107,296 t +4.2%
2013 109,186 t +1.8%
2014 118,495 t +8.5%
2015 105,548 t -10.9%
2016 94,482 t -10.5%
2017 101,504 t +7.4%
2018 92,707 t -8.7%
2019 87,012 t -6.1%
2020 90,940 t +4.5%
2021 157,381 t +73.1%
2022 151,745 t -3.6%
2023 155,417 t +2.4%
2024 156,238 t +0.5%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 156,238 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,578 t, 12.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 156,238 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,392 t, 1.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +73.1% 90,940 t 157,381 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54,427 t 44,000 t 66,782 t 9
1970s 68,958 t 60,023 t 83,518 t 10
1980s 77,472 t 64,264 t 82,973 t 10
1990s 92,465 t 78,659 t 110,419 t 10
2000s 104,340 t 89,949 t 123,577 t 10
2010s 102,318 t 87,012 t 118,495 t 10
2020s 142,344 t 90,940 t 157,381 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 32 Sri Lanka 162,801 t compare
  2. 33 Germany 161,520 t compare
  3. 34 Colombia 156,278 t compare
  4. 36 Chile 135,167 t compare
  5. 37 Canada 128,448 t compare
  6. 38 Portugal 121,030 t compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Australia?
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — production in Australia was 156,238 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 157,381 t in 2021.
What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 44,000 t in 1961.
How does Australia rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — production?
Australia ranks 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — production rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
166 places, 8,230 data points, 1961–2024
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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.