Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 117.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand is 117.51, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 144.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.41, in 1994.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.58 | — |
| 1962 | 70.46 | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 74 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 81.57 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 56.74 | -30.4% |
| 1966 | 98.75 | +74.0% |
| 1967 | 58.94 | -40.3% |
| 1968 | 111.9 | +89.9% |
| 1969 | 79.31 | -29.1% |
| 1970 | 57.54 | -27.4% |
| 1971 | 61.09 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 46.67 | -23.6% |
| 1973 | 81.32 | +74.2% |
| 1974 | 74.91 | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 77.68 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 77.01 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 60.84 | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 114.14 | +87.6% |
| 1979 | 101.19 | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 67.78 | -33.0% |
| 1981 | 99.98 | +47.5% |
| 1982 | 54.13 | -45.9% |
| 1983 | 129.95 | +140.1% |
| 1984 | 109.14 | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 92.63 | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 92.51 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.81 | -24.5% |
| 1988 | 77.07 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 77.07 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 80.65 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 55.93 | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 76.85 | +37.4% |
| 1993 | 85.08 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 46.41 | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 83.48 | +79.9% |
| 1996 | 114.25 | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 95.16 | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 104.91 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 119.63 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 105.88 | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 115.07 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 48.08 | -58.2% |
| 2003 | 120.38 | +150.4% |
| 2004 | 99.65 | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 113.13 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 48.55 | -57.1% |
| 2007 | 59.96 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 92.13 | +53.7% |
| 2009 | 92.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 114.1 | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 122.35 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 92.91 | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 100.91 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 93.22 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 86.19 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 120.59 | +39.9% |
| 2017 | 78.4 | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 64.95 | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 52.98 | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 114.01 | +115.2% |
| 2021 | 128.06 | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 144.07 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 97.52 | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 117.51 | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.69 | 56.74 | 111.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.24 | 46.67 | 114.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.01 | 54.13 | 129.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.23 | 46.41 | 119.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.53 | 48.08 | 120.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.66 | 52.98 | 122.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.23 | 97.52 | 144.07 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 117.51 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 144.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.41 in 1994.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.