Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Australia
Australia: Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number was 92.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane — gross production index number in Australia is 92.05, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — gross production index number in Australia peaked at 126.61 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 30, in 1961.
Australia ranks 53rd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 | — |
| 1962 | 39.9 | +33.0% |
| 1963 | 37.96 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 47.21 | +24.4% |
| 1965 | 44.34 | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 52.27 | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 52.49 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 57.68 | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 48.67 | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 54.4 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 59.79 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 58.36 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 59.44 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 62.95 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 67.71 | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 71.97 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 72.44 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 66.16 | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 65.21 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 73.92 | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 77.37 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 76.52 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 74.59 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 78.47 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 75.24 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 76.29 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 76.56 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.7 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 83.06 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 75.14 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 65.88 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 63.64 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 86.2 | +35.4% |
| 1994 | 96.54 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 107.74 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 115.42 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 123.14 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 126.61 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 122.4 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 117.67 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 86.69 | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 96.89 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 114.06 | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 114.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 116.62 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 114.48 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 112.22 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 100.58 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 96.99 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 96.3 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.64 | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 80.03 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 83.67 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 94.09 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 99.83 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 106.07 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 112.73 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 103.31 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 99.94 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 93.37 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 95.99 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 88.39 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 100.48 | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 92.05 | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.61 | 30 | 57.68 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.84 | 54.4 | 72.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.57 | 73.92 | 83.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.27 | 63.64 | 126.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.03 | 86.69 | 117.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.36 | 77.64 | 112.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.06 | 88.39 | 100.48 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — gross production index number in Australia?
- Sugar cane — gross production index number in Australia was 92.05 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 126.61 in 1998.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for sugar cane — gross production index number?
- Australia ranks 53rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Sugar cane — 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.