Wheat — Production, per capita in Australia
Australia: Wheat — Production, per capita was 1.25 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — production, per capita in Australia stood at 1.25 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per capita in Australia peaked at 1.58 t per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5001 t per person, in 1972.
Australia ranks 3rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6417 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7776 t per person | +21.2% |
| 1963 | 0.815 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8988 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6206 t per person | -31.0% |
| 1966 | 1.09 t per person | +75.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6396 t per person | -41.3% |
| 1968 | 1.23 t per person | +92.7% |
| 1969 | 0.86 t per person | -30.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6308 t per person | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6652 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5001 t per person | -24.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8959 t per person | +79.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8276 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8624 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8409 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6603 t per person | -21.5% |
| 1978 | 1.26 t per person | +90.8% |
| 1979 | 1.12 t per person | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7389 t per person | -33.8% |
| 1981 | 1.1 t per person | +48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5845 t per person | -46.7% |
| 1983 | 1.43 t per person | +144.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2 t per person | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 1.01 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7555 t per person | -24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8429 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8454 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8829 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6108 t per person | -30.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8432 t per person | +38.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9345 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5033 t per person | -46.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9166 t per person | +82.1% |
| 1996 | 1.26 t per person | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 1.04 t per person | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 1.15 t per person | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 1.32 t per person | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.16 t per person | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 1.26 t per person | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5197 t per person | -58.8% |
| 2003 | 1.33 t per person | +155.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 t per person | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 1.25 t per person | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5291 t per person | -57.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6515 t per person | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 t per person | +54.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.24 t per person | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 1.34 t per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.01 t per person | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 t per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9353 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.32 t per person | +40.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8515 t per person | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7049 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5716 t per person | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 1.24 t per person | +117.8% |
| 2021 | 1.41 t per person | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 1.58 t per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 t per person | -33.6% |
| 2024 | 1.25 t per person | +19.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.25 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1162 t per person, 10.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.25 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0481 t per person, 26.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8418 t per person | 0.6206 t per person | 1.23 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8258 t per person | 0.5001 t per person | 1.26 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9511 t per person | 0.5845 t per person | 1.43 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9462 t per person | 0.5033 t per person | 1.32 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9808 t per person | 0.5197 t per person | 1.33 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 t per person | 0.5716 t per person | 1.34 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 t per person | 1.05 t per person | 1.58 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 — production, per capita in Australia?
- Wheat — production, per capita in Australia was 1.25 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 t per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5001 t per person in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for wheat — production, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.