Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 131.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
131.09
Change on year
up 21.6%
World rank
16th
of 115 countries
All-time high
157.74
in 2022
All-time low
26.46
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 131.09 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 157.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.46, in 1972.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th 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 Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.47 | — |
| 1962 | 32.48 | +22.7% |
| 1963 | 34.78 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 39.1 | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 27.74 | -29.1% |
| 1966 | 49.26 | +77.6% |
| 1967 | 29.93 | -39.2% |
| 1968 | 57.81 | +93.2% |
| 1969 | 41.73 | -27.8% |
| 1970 | 31 | -25.7% |
| 1971 | 33.87 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 26.46 | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 46.88 | +77.2% |
| 1974 | 43.87 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 46.11 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 46.21 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 36.87 | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 69.84 | +89.4% |
| 1979 | 62.5 | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 42.32 | -32.3% |
| 1981 | 63.27 | +49.5% |
| 1982 | 34.76 | -45.1% |
| 1983 | 84.62 | +143.4% |
| 1984 | 71.97 | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 61.84 | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 62.56 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 47.86 | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 53.62 | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 54.41 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 57.84 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 40.71 | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 56.61 | +39.1% |
| 1993 | 63.31 | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 34.89 | -44.9% |
| 1995 | 63.51 | +82.0% |
| 1996 | 87.97 | +38.5% |
| 1997 | 74.09 | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 82.53 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 95.08 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 85.06 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 93.51 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 39.56 | -57.7% |
| 2003 | 100.29 | +153.5% |
| 2004 | 84.03 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 96.57 | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 42.02 | -56.5% |
| 2007 | 52.76 | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 82.52 | +56.4% |
| 2009 | 84.32 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 105.61 | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 114.84 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 88.51 | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 97.64 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 91.59 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 86.02 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 122.39 | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 80.94 | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 68.13 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 56.41 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 122.76 | +117.6% |
| 2021 | 139 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 157.74 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 107.76 | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 131.09 | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7 | 26.47 | 57.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.36 | 26.46 | 69.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.72 | 34.76 | 84.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.65 | 34.89 | 95.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.06 | 39.56 | 100.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.21 | 56.41 | 122.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.67 | 107.76 | 157.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 13 Kenya 137.29 compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 88.52 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 133.55 compare
- 15 Australia 131.47 compare
- 17 Jordan 128.26 compare
- 18 Argentina 127.25 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 127.16 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 131.09 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 157.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.46 in 1972.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 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.