Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 129,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 129,000 ha for treenuts, total — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 115.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Australia peaked at 129,880 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1968.
That places Australia 19th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 106 ha | — |
| 1962 | 119 ha | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 111 ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 113 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 131 ha | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 129 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 137 ha | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 100 ha | -27.0% |
| 1969 | 120 ha | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 129 ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 150 ha | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 200 ha | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 150 ha | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 250 ha | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 2,430 ha | +120.9% |
| 1981 | 2,950 ha | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 2,480 ha | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 2,560 ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3,300 ha | +28.9% |
| 1985 | 3,950 ha | +19.7% |
| 1986 | 4,300 ha | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 4,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 5,100 ha | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 7,400 ha | +45.1% |
| 1990 | 8,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 10,222 ha | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 11,021 ha | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 11,745 ha | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 11,813 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 13,851 ha | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 13,898 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 14,168 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 14,627 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 16,464 ha | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 18,007 ha | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 14,868 ha | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 16,017 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 17,078 ha | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 19,184 ha | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 19,965 ha | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 24,158 ha | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 27,926 ha | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 31,913 ha | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 38,525 ha | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 46,697 ha | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 52,896 ha | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 54,650 ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 57,224 ha | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 59,757 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 72,702 ha | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 72,980 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77,267 ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 80,975 ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 90,039 ha | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 100,335 ha | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 121,610 ha | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 129,880 ha | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 111,975 ha | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 129,000 ha | +15.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 129,000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,005 ha, 128.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 129,000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,072 ha, 14.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +120.9% | 1,100 ha | 2,430 ha |
| 1976 | +100.0% | 250 ha | 500 ha |
| 1978 | +100.0% | 500 ha | 1,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118.44 ha | 100 ha | 137 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 412.9 ha | 129 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,887 ha | 2,430 ha | 7,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,581 ha | 8,000 ha | 16,464 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,764 ha | 14,868 ha | 38,525 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,519 ha | 46,697 ha | 90,039 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,560 ha | 100,335 ha | 129,880 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 Mozambique 168,452 ha compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 157,920 ha compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 129,264 ha compare
- 20 Chile 103,034 ha compare
- 21 USSR 85,857 ha compare
- 22 Mali 71,212 ha 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 treenuts, total — area harvested in Australia?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested in Australia was 129,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 129,880 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1968.
- How does Australia rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.