Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.4802 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Australia is 0.4802 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.9031 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.3893 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Australia 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5684 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6204 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6088 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6494 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6224 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7233 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7697 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9031 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7735 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.518 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5517 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5771 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6688 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6054 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6158 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6382 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7014 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7138 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7684 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.768 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7964 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7587 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.84 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7753 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7399 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6951 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5537 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5339 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5355 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5402 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4156 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4734 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4754 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4432 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5121 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6001 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5667 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6203 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6558 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.638 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5982 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.573 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6626 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6722 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6167 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5769 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6039 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6367 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6399 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6128 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6223 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5709 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5454 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5275 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4737 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.504 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.444 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4167 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3893 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4929 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4955 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4968 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3941 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4802 ha per person | +21.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4802 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 16.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4802 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 ha per person, 90.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6932 ha per person | 0.5684 ha per person | 0.9031 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6359 ha per person | 0.518 ha per person | 0.7684 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6996 ha per person | 0.5339 ha per person | 0.84 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5303 ha per person | 0.4156 ha per person | 0.6558 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6218 ha per person | 0.573 ha per person | 0.6722 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5107 ha per person | 0.3893 ha per person | 0.6223 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4719 ha per person | 0.3941 ha per person | 0.4968 ha per person | 5 |
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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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.4802 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9031 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3893 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.