Rice yields in Australia
Australia: Rice yields was 11.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.91 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
2nd
of 124 countries
All-time high
11.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
5.12 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Australia recorded 11.91 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Australia peaked at 11.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
Australia ranks 2nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 7.18 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1971 | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | +36.1% |
| 1982 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 8.3 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 8.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 8.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 8.8 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 9.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 8.26 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 8.26 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 8.26 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 10.68 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.91 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 10.03 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11.91 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.11 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11.91 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.79 tonnes per hectare, 3.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | 8.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | 10.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Tajikistan 13.39 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 Uruguay 9.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Egypt 9.13 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 United States 8.68 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields in Australia?
- Rice yields in Australia was 11.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for rice yields?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.