Agriculture & Rural in Australia

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% 2025 down 43.1% 64th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% 2025 down 27.7% 159th
Rural population 12.3% 2025 down 6.4% 175th
Rural population growth 0.6% 2025 up 125.1% 79th
Rural population 3.39 million 2025 up 8.5% 88th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% 2025 down 4.6% 149th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ 2025 up 26.4% 24th
Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares 2024 up 7.3% 6th
Cereal yield 2,690 kg per hectare 2024 up 34.5% 98th
Cereal production 52.35 million metric tons 2024 up 44.3% 13th
Fertilizer consumption 102.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 41.0% 84th
Land area 7.69 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 6th
Agricultural land 3.63 million sq. km 2023 down 2.3% 3rd
Agricultural land 47.2% 2023 down 2.4% 69th
Arable land 30.99 million hectares 2023 down 0.7% 10th
Permanent cropland 0.1% 2023 down 1.5% 185th
Arable land 4.0% 2023 down 0.9% 148th
Arable land 1.16 hectares per person 2023 down 13.9% 2nd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.4% 2025 down 22.0% 150th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 14.0% 159th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.2% 2025 down 17.5% 157th
Average precipitation in depth 534 mm per year 2022 unchanged 141st
Crop production index 146.08 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 31.2% 9th
Food production index 112.1 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 17.3% 72nd
Livestock production index 87.48 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 1.1% 180th
Forest area 17.4% 2023 up 1.6% 137th
Forest area 1.34 million sq. km 2023 up 1.8% 6th
Fertilizer consumption 409.5% 2023 up 84.1% 31st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 66.9% 2022 up 11.8% 80th
Surface area 7.74 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 6th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 0.5% 2023 down 16.3% 72nd