Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 29,192 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Australia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Australia is 29,192 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 50.5% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Australia peaked at 34,647 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23 ha, in 2003.
That places Australia 9th out of 66 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.
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 122 ha | — |
| 1992 | 121 ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 145 ha | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 143 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 151 ha | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 168 ha | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 168 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 177 ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 186 ha | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 137 ha | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 79 ha | -42.3% |
| 2002 | 26 ha | -67.1% |
| 2003 | 23 ha | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 86 ha | +273.9% |
| 2005 | 59 ha | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 1,140 ha | +1832.2% |
| 2007 | 1,600 ha | +40.4% |
| 2008 | 2,200 ha | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 2,740 ha | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 4,000 ha | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 7,140 ha | +78.5% |
| 2012 | 8,230 ha | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 10,829 ha | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 13,750 ha | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 16,790 ha | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 19,783 ha | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 22,298 ha | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 24,549 ha | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 26,478 ha | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 28,047 ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 33,244 ha | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 34,647 ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 19,394 ha | -44.0% |
| 2024 | 29,192 ha | +50.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 29,192 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,075 ha, 27.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Walnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1832.2% | 59 ha | 1,140 ha |
| 2004 | +273.9% | 23 ha | 86 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153.44 ha | 121 ha | 186 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 809 ha | 23 ha | 2,740 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,385 ha | 4,000 ha | 26,478 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,905 ha | 19,394 ha | 34,647 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 3,060 ha compare
- 6 USSR 44,059 ha
- 7 Chile 43,990 ha compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 29,456 ha compare
- 10 France 26,830 ha compare
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 19,713 ha
- 12 Greece 19,580 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 walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Australia?
- Walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Australia was 29,192 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,647 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 ha in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for walnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is walnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. 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 Walnuts, in shell — 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.