Rye yields in Australia
Australia: Rye yields was 0.6939 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye yields in Australia is 0.6939 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Australia peaked at 0.797 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2281 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Australia 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4148 tonnes per hectare | 0.2993 tonnes per hectare | 0.5139 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4096 tonnes per hectare | 0.2851 tonnes per hectare | 0.5443 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4942 tonnes per hectare | 0.2281 tonnes per hectare | 0.7345 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6392 tonnes per hectare | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | 0.797 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | 0.5981 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6761 tonnes per hectare | 0.6169 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6955 tonnes per hectare | 0.6874 tonnes per hectare | 0.7018 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Australia?
- Rye yields in Australia was 0.6939 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.797 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2281 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for rye yields?
- Australia ranks 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.