Wheat and products — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Wheat and products — Import quantity was 1,105 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,105 1000 t for wheat and products — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — import quantity in Australia peaked at 1,562 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 521 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Australia 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 521 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 585 1000 t | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 602 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 759 1000 t | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 877 1000 t | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 924 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 908 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 932 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 987 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1,448 1000 t | +46.7% |
| 2020 | 1,562 1000 t | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1,139 1000 t | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 1,236 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 1,105 1000 t | -10.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,105 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 802.5 1000 t, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,105 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 158 1000 t, 7.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 854.3 1000 t | 521 1000 t | 1,448 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,260 1000 t | 1,105 1000 t | 1,562 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 wheat and products — import quantity in Australia?
- Wheat and products — import quantity in Australia was 1,105 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,562 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 521 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for wheat and products — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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 Wheat and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.