Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 24.26 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 24.26 % change on previous year for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 230.0% on the previous year and up 1,431.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 28.07 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -31.5 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Australia and New Zealand 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.2665 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1964 | 8.52 % change on previous year | +3098.7% |
| 1965 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -127.5% |
| 1966 | 18.78 % change on previous year | -902.6% |
| 1967 | 7.85 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1968 | 19.59 % change on previous year | +149.7% |
| 1969 | -12.36 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1970 | -31.5 % change on previous year | +154.8% |
| 1971 | 9.85 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1972 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 17.45 % change on previous year | +165.6% |
| 1974 | -7.52 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 1975 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1976 | 5.19 % change on previous year | +82.8% |
| 1977 | 10.94 % change on previous year | +110.7% |
| 1978 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1979 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +202.9% |
| 1980 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 1981 | 5.25 % change on previous year | +357.3% |
| 1982 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1983 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -488.2% |
| 1984 | -6.57 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 1985 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1986 | -4.49 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 1987 | -19.05 % change on previous year | +324.5% |
| 1988 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1989 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 1990 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1991 | -22 % change on previous year | -1025.5% |
| 1992 | 15.12 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 1993 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1994 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -532.5% |
| 1995 | 16.86 % change on previous year | -390.7% |
| 1996 | 18.48 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1997 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1998 | 10.43 % change on previous year | -334.0% |
| 1999 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 2000 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2001 | -5.05 % change on previous year | +216.9% |
| 2002 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 16.92 % change on previous year | -635.7% |
| 2004 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2005 | -7.12 % change on previous year | -383.8% |
| 2006 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -227.8% |
| 2008 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2010 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2011 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -208.2% |
| 2012 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -324.6% |
| 2013 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 2014 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2015 | -8.86 % change on previous year | +386.2% |
| 2016 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -190.8% |
| 2017 | -10.46 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 2018 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 2019 | -5.13 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 28.07 % change on previous year | -647.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6533 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2022 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +135.4% |
| 2023 | -18.67 % change on previous year | -1313.9% |
| 2024 | 24.26 % change on previous year | -230.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +3098.7% | 0.2665 % change on previous year | 8.52 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -1313.9% | 1.54 % change on previous year | -18.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5 % change on previous year | -12.36 % change on previous year | 19.59 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -31.5 % change on previous year | 17.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.84 % change on previous year | -19.05 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.92 % change on previous year | -22 % change on previous year | 18.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -7.12 % change on previous year | 16.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.22 % change on previous year | -10.46 % change on previous year | 8.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 % change on previous year | -18.67 % change on previous year | 28.07 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 9 Jordan 28.96 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Oman 24.84 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Australia 24.3 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 22.84 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Iraq 21.68 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Angola 20.26 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand was 24.26 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.07 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.5 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,431.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.