Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested was 1,417 ha in 2005. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2005
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Australia is 1,417 ha, measured in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Australia peaked at 11,890 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,417 ha, in 2005.
Australia ranks 65th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,822 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,776 ha | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 11,890 ha | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 11,746 ha | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 10,647 ha | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 9,503 ha | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 9,058 ha | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 9,295 ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 10,426 ha | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 10,805 ha | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 10,886 ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 9,955 ha | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 9,600 ha | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 9,278 ha | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 9,248 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 9,200 ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 9,404 ha | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 8,534 ha | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 8,065 ha | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 7,526 ha | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 7,113 ha | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 6,644 ha | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 6,669 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 6,504 ha | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 5,422 ha | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 4,651 ha | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 5,086 ha | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 5,097 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 4,581 ha | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 5,063 ha | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 4,902 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 4,722 ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 4,480 ha | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 3,013 ha | -32.7% |
| 1995 | 2,901 ha | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3,060 ha | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 3,200 ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 2,900 ha | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 2,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3,185 ha | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 3,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,306 ha | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 1,536 ha | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 1,417 ha | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,574 ha | 9,058 ha | 11,890 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,498 ha | 8,065 ha | 10,886 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,929 ha | 4,581 ha | 7,526 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,704 ha | 2,800 ha | 5,063 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,407 ha | 1,417 ha | 3,185 ha | 6 |
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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)
- 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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Australia?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Australia was 1,417 ha in 2005, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,890 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,417 ha in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 139 countries with data for 2005.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.