Wheat and products — Processing in Australia
Australia: Wheat and products — Processing was 87 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat and products — Processing in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat and products — processing in Australia stood at 87 1000 t.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — processing in Australia peaked at 112 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 t, in 2018.
Australia ranks 29th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Processing in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 112 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 87 1000 t | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 71 1000 t | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 72 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 81 1000 t | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 76 1000 t | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 78 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71 1000 t | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 70 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 76 1000 t | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 77 1000 t | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 75 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 83 1000 t | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 87 1000 t | +4.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 87 1000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.5 1000 t, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Australia's 87 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 1000 t, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.4 1000 t | 70 1000 t | 112 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5 1000 t | 75 1000 t | 87 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 — processing in Australia?
- Wheat and products — processing in Australia was 87 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — processing recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 112 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — processing recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 t in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for wheat and products — processing?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — processing rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Wheat and products — Processing. 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.