Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Australia
Australia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 131.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Australia is 131.72, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Australia peaked at 131.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.72, in 1961.
Australia ranks 33rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.72 | — |
| 1962 | 44.01 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 55.74 | +26.7% |
| 1964 | 47.01 | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 42.52 | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 53.42 | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 53.78 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 55.02 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 66.73 | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 62.66 | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 63.69 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 67.68 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 59.4 | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 53.51 | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 61.09 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 57.4 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 60.03 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 63.61 | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 65.46 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 70.67 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 71.37 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 75.71 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 70.74 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 84.06 | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 81.79 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 79.22 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 83.69 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 89.13 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 86.46 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 97.15 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 93.76 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 94.86 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 93.25 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 97.86 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 92.73 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 107.88 | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 106.37 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 113.87 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 110.46 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 100.35 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 108.98 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 111.73 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 104.95 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 110.33 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 108.65 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 105.63 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 102.87 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 118.34 | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 99.67 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 108.35 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 96.52 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 110.04 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 109.17 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.3 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 100.22 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.48 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 96.7 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 103.83 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 107.09 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 95.17 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 126.88 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 126.4 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 126.35 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 131.72 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.66 | 37.72 | 66.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.45 | 53.51 | 67.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.28 | 70.67 | 89.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.82 | 92.73 | 113.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.15 | 99.67 | 118.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.17 | 96.52 | 110.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.3 | 95.17 | 131.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Australia?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Australia was 131.72 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 131.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.72 in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.