Wheat — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Wheat — Area harvested was 13.06 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in Australia stood at 13.06 million ha.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Australia peaked at 13.90 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.96 million ha, in 1961.
Australia ranks 8th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.96 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.66 million ha | +11.9% |
| 1963 | 6.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.25 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 7.09 million ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 8.43 million ha | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 9.08 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 10.85 million ha | +19.4% |
| 1969 | 9.49 million ha | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 6.48 million ha | -31.7% |
| 1971 | 7.14 million ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 7.60 million ha | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 8.95 million ha | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 8.31 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 8.56 million ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 8.96 million ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 9.95 million ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 10.25 million ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 11.15 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 11.28 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.88 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 11.52 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 12.93 million ha | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 12.08 million ha | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 11.68 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.13 million ha | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 9.01 million ha | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 8.83 million ha | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 9.00 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.22 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 7.18 million ha | -22.1% |
| 1992 | 8.27 million ha | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 8.38 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.89 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 9.22 million ha | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 10.94 million ha | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 10.44 million ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 11.54 million ha | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 12.34 million ha | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 12.14 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.53 million ha | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 11.17 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.07 million ha | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 13.40 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 12.44 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 11.80 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 12.58 million ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 13.53 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 13.88 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.50 million ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.90 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.98 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 12.61 million ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.38 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.28 million ha | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 12.19 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 10.92 million ha | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 10.40 million ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.86 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 12.64 million ha | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 12.73 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.93 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 10.51 million ha | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 13.06 million ha | +24.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 13.06 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 214,750 ha, 60.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 13.06 million ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 143,400 ha, 91.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.94 million ha | 5.96 million ha | 10.85 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.73 million ha | 6.48 million ha | 11.15 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.93 million ha | 8.83 million ha | 12.93 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.54 million ha | 7.18 million ha | 12.34 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.55 million ha | 11.17 million ha | 13.88 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.00 million ha | 9.86 million ha | 13.90 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.37 million ha | 10.51 million ha | 13.06 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 China, mainland 23.59 million ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 1.28 million ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 368,254 ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 13.11 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 203,162 ha compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 13.07 million ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 86,500 ha compare
- 9 Canada 10.65 million ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 75,001 ha compare
- 10 Pakistan 9.73 million ha compare
- 11 Argentina 6.34 million ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,000 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 wheat — area harvested in Australia?
- Wheat — area harvested in Australia was 13.06 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.90 million ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 million ha in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 — 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.