Agriculture & Rural in Australia 4,408 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Fertilizer consumption 102.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 41.0% 84th Agricultural land 3.63 million sq. km 2023 down 2.3% 3rd Arable land 30.99 million hectares 2023 down 0.7% 10th Arable land 1.16 hectares per person 2023 down 13.9% 2nd Arable land 4.0% 2023 down 0.9% 148th Permanent cropland 0.1% 2023 down 1.5% 185th Land area 7.69 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 6th Meat supply per person 116.78 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 2.5% 7th Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 116.78 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 2.5% 7th Fish and seafood consumption per capita 24.24 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 9.2% 60th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 24.24 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 9.2% 60th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 102.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 41.0% 84th Share of land area used for agriculture 47.2% 2023 down 2.4% 69th Share of land area used for arable agriculture 4.0% 2023 down 0.9% 148th Projections for global peak agricultural land 363.24 million hectares 2023 down 2.3% 4th Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 1.06 million tonnes 2023 down 6.2% 25th Per capita meat consumption by type 1.13 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 50.7% 53rd Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 61.68 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 77.3% 65th Daily meat consumption per person 319.94 grams per day per capita 2023 down 2.5% 7th Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 944.96 million tonnes 2023 up 8.2% 7th Per capita meat consumption in the United States 53.13 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 11.4% 17th Share of cereals allocated to human food 20.4% 2023 down 20.1% 184th Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 20.4% 2023 down 20.1% 184th Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 72.5% 2023 up 14.9% 9th Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 7.1% 2023 down 37.7% 34th Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 1.55 million tonnes 2023 up 46.1% 82nd Agricultural land use 363.24 million hectares 2023 down 2.3% 4th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 3.05 million tonnes 2023 up 20.3% 66th Per capita meat and fish consumption 53.13 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 11.4% 17th Fertilizer use per capita 9.82 Kilograms per capita 2023 up 8.9% 16th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -2.3% 2023 up 85.1% 172nd Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 85.54 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 45.6% 80th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 94.22 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 15.0% 47th Nitrogen fertilizer use 2.15 million tonnes 2023 up 76.0% 11th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate -4.68 % change on previous year 2005 up 75.3% 97th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate -7.75 % change on previous year 2005 down 108.4% 103rd Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 2,544 kg/ha 2005 up 8.9% 29th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 2.30 million 1000 USD 2024 up 34.0% 24th Beans, dry — Area harvested 131,948 ha 2024 up 106.2% 29th Beans, dry — Production 226,099 t 2024 up 289.8% 22nd Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 8,074 1000 Int$ 2005 down 46.8% 53rd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 97.81 2024 up 6.4% 96th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 87.72 2024 down 6.0% 90th Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.2051 t per person 2024 down 1.3% 5th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 83,667 t 2024 up 53.4% 45th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 3,721 ha 2024 up 61.6% 42nd Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 172,342 1000 Int$ 2024 up 289.8% 22nd Beans, dry — Yield 1,714 kg/ha 2024 up 89.1% 42nd Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.1% 100th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.1574 t per person 2024 up 8.1% 45th 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% 160th Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.2% 2025 down 17.5% 157th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 308.36 1000 No 2025 down 1.5% 98th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 210.69 1000 No 2025 down 0.5% 97th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 97.67 1000 No 2025 down 3.7% 93rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.2 % 2025 down 15.4% 146th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.8 % 2025 down 15.2% 149th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 1.4 % 2025 down 26.3% 140th Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0797 t per person 2024 up 6.6% 59th ← Previous Page 7 of 74 Next →