Australia - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in Australia was 16,635,180 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,674,120 in 2009 and a minimum value of 8,441,623 in 1961.

Definition: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 8,441,623
1962 9,154,626
1963 9,191,184
1964 9,822,032
1965 9,846,764
1966 11,504,350
1967 11,884,250
1968 14,121,520
1969 12,781,700
1970 10,598,120
1971 11,689,200
1972 11,555,100
1973 12,891,610
1974 11,744,990
1975 12,564,990
1976 12,967,980
1977 14,599,140
1978 15,042,500
1979 15,457,830
1980 15,587,180
1981 16,912,670
1982 16,201,610
1983 18,873,050
1984 17,772,610
1985 17,165,160
1986 15,771,300
1987 13,857,880
1988 13,434,990
1989 13,347,410
1990 13,428,750
1991 11,692,780
1992 13,319,770
1993 13,541,770
1994 12,166,480
1995 14,638,840
1996 16,739,390
1997 15,989,010
1998 16,784,700
1999 16,754,700
2000 17,554,290
2001 17,717,090
2002 17,561,140
2003 17,196,650
2004 20,026,920
2005 20,274,540
2006 19,181,590
2007 18,110,960
2008 20,159,100
2009 20,674,120
2010 20,141,260
2011 19,057,340
2012 19,431,380
2013 18,381,760
2014 17,970,210
2015 18,346,330
2016 16,976,390
2017 18,714,850
2018 16,635,180

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production