Wheat — Area harvested in Oceania

Oceania: Wheat — Area harvested was 13.11 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.11 million ha
Change on year
up 24.3%
Rank
13th
of 26 groups
All-time high
13.95 million ha
in 2011
All-time low
6.03 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wheat — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested in Oceania is 13.11 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 13.95 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.03 million ha, in 1961.

Oceania ranks 13th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Wheat — Area harvested in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 6.03 million ha —
1962 6.74 million ha +11.7%
1963 6.76 million ha +0.3%
1964 7.33 million ha +8.5%
1965 7.16 million ha -2.3%
1966 8.51 million ha +18.8%
1967 9.17 million ha +7.8%
1968 10.97 million ha +19.6%
1969 9.62 million ha -12.4%
1970 6.59 million ha -31.5%
1971 7.24 million ha +9.8%
1972 7.71 million ha +6.6%
1973 9.06 million ha +17.4%
1974 8.37 million ha -7.5%
1975 8.61 million ha +2.8%
1976 9.06 million ha +5.2%
1977 10.05 million ha +10.9%
1978 10.34 million ha +2.9%
1979 11.24 million ha +8.7%
1980 11.37 million ha +1.2%
1981 11.97 million ha +5.3%
1982 11.59 million ha -3.1%
1983 13.00 million ha +12.2%
1984 12.15 million ha -6.6%
1985 11.75 million ha -3.2%
1986 11.23 million ha -4.5%
1987 9.09 million ha -19.0%
1988 8.88 million ha -2.3%
1989 9.04 million ha +1.9%
1990 9.26 million ha +2.4%
1991 7.22 million ha -22.0%
1992 8.31 million ha +15.1%
1993 8.42 million ha +1.3%
1994 7.94 million ha -5.8%
1995 9.27 million ha +16.9%
1996 10.99 million ha +18.5%
1997 10.50 million ha -4.5%
1998 11.59 million ha +10.4%
1999 12.39 million ha +6.9%
2000 12.19 million ha -1.6%
2001 11.58 million ha -5.0%
2002 11.21 million ha -3.2%
2003 13.11 million ha +16.9%
2004 13.44 million ha +2.5%
2005 12.48 million ha -7.1%
2006 11.84 million ha -5.2%
2007 12.62 million ha +6.6%
2008 13.57 million ha +7.6%
2009 13.93 million ha +2.7%
2010 13.56 million ha -2.7%
2011 13.95 million ha +2.9%
2012 13.03 million ha -6.6%
2013 12.66 million ha -2.9%
2014 12.43 million ha -1.8%
2015 11.33 million ha -8.9%
2016 12.24 million ha +8.0%
2017 10.96 million ha -10.5%
2018 10.44 million ha -4.7%
2019 9.91 million ha -5.1%
2020 12.69 million ha +28.1%
2021 12.77 million ha +0.7%
2022 12.97 million ha +1.5%
2023 10.55 million ha -18.7%
2024 13.11 million ha +24.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.03 million ha 6.03 million ha 10.97 million ha 9
1970s 8.83 million ha 6.59 million ha 11.24 million ha 10
1980s 11.01 million ha 8.88 million ha 13.00 million ha 10
1990s 9.59 million ha 7.22 million ha 12.39 million ha 10
2000s 12.60 million ha 11.21 million ha 13.93 million ha 10
2010s 12.05 million ha 9.91 million ha 13.95 million ha 10
2020s 12.42 million ha 10.55 million ha 13.11 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 10 Pakistan 9.73 million ha compare
  2. 11 Argentina 6.34 million ha compare
  3. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,000 ha compare
  4. 12 Ukraine 4.88 million ha compare
  5. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 330 ha compare
  6. 13 France 4.45 million ha compare
  7. 13 Melanesia 43 ha compare
  8. 14 Brazil 2.92 million ha compare
  9. 15 Germany 2.62 million ha compare
  10. 16 Poland 2.39 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — area harvested in Oceania?
Wheat — area harvested in Oceania was 13.11 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 13.95 million ha in 2011.
What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.03 million ha in 1961.
How does Oceania rank for wheat — area harvested?
Oceania ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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