Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Australia
Australia: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 131.47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in Australia is 131.47, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Australia peaked at 158.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 1972.
Australia ranks 15th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.93 | — |
| 1962 | 32.19 | +24.1% |
| 1963 | 34.4 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 38.69 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 27.24 | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 48.95 | +79.7% |
| 1967 | 29.09 | -40.6% |
| 1968 | 57.06 | +96.1% |
| 1969 | 40.65 | -28.8% |
| 1970 | 30.41 | -25.2% |
| 1971 | 33.17 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 25.4 | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 46.2 | +81.9% |
| 1974 | 43.77 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 46.18 | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 45.48 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 36.12 | -20.6% |
| 1978 | 69.72 | +93.0% |
| 1979 | 62.39 | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 41.84 | -32.9% |
| 1981 | 63.06 | +50.7% |
| 1982 | 34.21 | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 84.86 | +148.1% |
| 1984 | 71.94 | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 61.66 | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 62.13 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 47.36 | -23.8% |
| 1988 | 53.71 | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 54.79 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.07 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 40.69 | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 56.81 | +39.6% |
| 1993 | 63.51 | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 34.54 | -45.6% |
| 1995 | 63.61 | +84.2% |
| 1996 | 88.36 | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 74.09 | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 82.73 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 95.42 | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 85.21 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 93.66 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 39.05 | -58.3% |
| 2003 | 100.72 | +157.9% |
| 2004 | 84.43 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 96.94 | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 41.71 | -57.0% |
| 2007 | 52.3 | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 82.56 | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 84.15 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 105.65 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 115.26 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 88.09 | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 97.52 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 91.51 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 85.85 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 122.64 | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 80.71 | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 67.83 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 55.81 | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 123.04 | +120.5% |
| 2021 | 139.67 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 158.79 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 108.03 | -32.0% |
| 2024 | 131.47 | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.13 | 25.93 | 57.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.88 | 25.4 | 69.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.56 | 34.21 | 84.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.78 | 34.54 | 95.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.07 | 39.05 | 100.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.09 | 55.81 | 122.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.2 | 108.03 | 158.79 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Australia?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Australia was 131.47 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 158.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 — 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.