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Australia rice production, yield & area
Australia reported 619,180 tonnes of rice in 2024. Production changed by +24.7% compared with 2023. The series contains 64 reported annual production observations from 1961 to 2024.
FAOSTAT harvest year 2024 · Historical national statistics
The latest harvest in historical context
| Measure | Average, 2019–2023 | 2024 versus average | Change, 2014–2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Productiont | 345,623.34 | +79.1% | -24.4% |
| Yieldkg/ha | 9,750.9 | +22.2% | +11.5% |
| Area harvestedha | 34,489.6 | +50.7% | -32.2% |
Highest reported production in the available 1961–2024 record: 1,643,403 t (2001). Missing years are excluded from the peak search.
A five-year average requires all five preceding calendar years. Ten-year change compares the two endpoints, not an annual growth rate. Percentages require a positive baseline. Source flags remain in the annual table; these comparisons do not explain the causes of change.
Rice production, yield & harvested area over time
Separate scales preserve each measure’s meaning. Gaps remain visible; no values are interpolated.
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Blank source values are shown as “Not reported”. A reported zero remains zero. Units are native to FAOSTAT.
| Year | Production (t) | Yield (kg/ha) | Area harvested (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 619,180A · Official value | 11,914.4A · Official value | 51,969A · Official value |
| 2023 | 496,633A · Official value | 9,516.2A · Official value | 52,188A · Official value |
| 2022 | 691,444.48A · Official value | 11,054.5A · Official value | 62,549A · Official value |
| 2021 | 422,977.54A · Official value | 9,382A · Official value | 45,084A · Official value |
| 2020 | 50,226.33A · Official value | 10,030.8A · Official value | 5,007A · Official value |
| 2019 | 66,835.34A · Official value | 8,771A · Official value | 7,620A · Official value |
| 2018 | 635,113A · Official value | 10,386A · Official value | 61,151A · Official value |
| 2017 | 807,304.46A · Official value | 9,820.8A · Official value | 82,204A · Official value |
| 2016 | 273,942A · Official value | 10,288.9A · Official value | 26,625A · Official value |
| 2015 | 690,390A · Official value | 9,910.3A · Official value | 69,664A · Official value |
| 2014 | 819,276A · Official value | 10,682.7A · Official value | 76,692A · Official value |
| 2013 | 1,161,115A · Official value | 10,217.7A · Official value | 113,638A · Official value |
| 2012 | 918,733A · Official value | 8,909.8A · Official value | 103,115A · Official value |
| 2011 | 723,283A · Official value | 9,544.1A · Official value | 75,783A · Official value |
| 2010 | 196,684A · Official value | 10,389.5A · Official value | 18,931A · Official value |
| 2009 | 60,868A · Official value | 8,460.9A · Official value | 7,194A · Official value |
| 2008 | 17,614A · Official value | 7,598.8A · Official value | 2,318A · Official value |
| 2007 | 162,806A · Official value | 8,260.9A · Official value | 19,708A · Official value |
| 2006 | 1,002,654A · Official value | 9,817.6A · Official value | 102,128A · Official value |
| 2005 | 338,885A · Official value | 6,616.8A · Official value | 51,216A · Official value |
| 2004 | 553,114A · Official value | 8,330.5A · Official value | 66,396A · Official value |
| 2003 | 438,111A · Official value | 9,557.8A · Official value | 45,838A · Official value |
| 2002 | 1,192,202A · Official value | 8,258A · Official value | 144,369A · Official value |
| 2001 | 1,643,403A · Official value | 9,307.1A · Official value | 176,576A · Official value |
| 2000 | 1,100,700A · Official value | 8,257.3A · Official value | 133,300A · Official value |
| 1999 | 1,389,800A · Official value | 9,161.5A · Official value | 151,700A · Official value |
| 1998 | 1,330,900A · Official value | 9,425.6A · Official value | 141,200A · Official value |
| 1997 | 1,388,000A · Official value | 8,326.3A · Official value | 166,700A · Official value |
| 1996 | 951,200A · Official value | 6,354A · Official value | 149,700A · Official value |
| 1995 | 1,137,000A · Official value | 8,800.3A · Official value | 129,200A · Official value |
| 1994 | 1,082,000A · Official value | 8,153.7A · Official value | 132,700A · Official value |
| 1993 | 955,000A · Official value | 7,640A · Official value | 125,000A · Official value |
| 1992 | 1,122,000A · Official value | 8,834.6A · Official value | 127,000A · Official value |
| 1991 | 787,000A · Official value | 8,842.7A · Official value | 89,000A · Official value |
| 1990 | 924,000A · Official value | 8,800A · Official value | 105,000A · Official value |
| 1989 | 805,000A · Official value | 8,299A · Official value | 97,000A · Official value |
| 1988 | 761,000A · Official value | 7,220.1A · Official value | 105,400A · Official value |
| 1987 | 549,000A · Official value | 5,724.7A · Official value | 95,900A · Official value |
| 1986 | 687,000A · Official value | 6,475A · Official value | 106,100A · Official value |
| 1985 | 864,000A · Official value | 7,093.6A · Official value | 121,800A · Official value |
| 1984 | 634,000A · Official value | 5,326A · Official value | 119,038A · Official value |
| 1983 | 520,000A · Official value | 6,753.2A · Official value | 77,000A · Official value |
| 1982 | 857,000A · Official value | 6,748A · Official value | 127,000A · Official value |
| 1981 | 760,000A · Official value | 7,169.8A · Official value | 106,000A · Official value |
| 1980 | 613,163A · Official value | 5,269.7A · Official value | 116,356A · Official value |
| 1979 | 692,151A · Official value | 6,279.2A · Official value | 110,230A · Official value |
| 1978 | 489,697A · Official value | 5,355.7A · Official value | 91,434A · Official value |
| 1977 | 530,000A · Official value | 5,758.5A · Official value | 92,038A · Official value |
| 1976 | 417,000A · Official value | 5,571.9A · Official value | 74,840A · Official value |
| 1975 | 387,000A · Official value | 5,121.6A · Official value | 75,562A · Official value |
| 1974 | 409,000A · Official value | 6,059.1A · Official value | 67,502A · Official value |
| 1973 | 309,000A · Official value | 6,851.4A · Official value | 45,100A · Official value |
| 1972 | 248,000A · Official value | 6,128.1A · Official value | 40,469A · Official value |
| 1971 | 301,000A · Official value | 7,391.8A · Official value | 40,721A · Official value |
| 1970 | 250,000A · Official value | 6,227.4A · Official value | 40,145A · Official value |
| 1969 | 267,000A · Official value | 7,923.8A · Official value | 33,696A · Official value |
| 1968 | 228,000A · Official value | 7,417.5A · Official value | 30,738A · Official value |
| 1967 | 221,000A · Official value | 7,407.4A · Official value | 29,835A · Official value |
| 1966 | 187,000A · Official value | 7,175.5A · Official value | 26,061A · Official value |
| 1965 | 158,000A · Official value | 6,336.5A · Official value | 24,935A · Official value |
| 1964 | 146,000A · Official value | 6,073.7A · Official value | 24,038A · Official value |
| 1963 | 140,000A · Official value | 6,298.1A · Official value | 22,229A · Official value |
| 1962 | 139,000A · Official value | 6,844.3A · Official value | 20,309A · Official value |
| 1961 | 118,000A · Official value | 5,900A · Official value | 20,000A · Official value |
How Australia fits into world rice production
Compare the largest reported producers in the same harvest year. A larger harvest is not a measure of greater efficiency or food security.
| Rank | Source area | Production (t) | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 217,867,864.16A · Official value | 26.56% |
| 2 | China, mainland | 207,530,000A · Official value | 25.3% |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 60,570,453.05A · Official value | 7.38% |
| 4 | Indonesia | 53,142,727A · Official value | 6.48% |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 43,450,449A · Official value | 5.3% |
| 45 | Australia | 619,180A · Official value | 0.08% |
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Sources & how to read this page
FAOSTAT · Crops and livestock products. Source edition dated ; retrieved 7 October 2026. Harvest observations end in 2024. This reference page is refreshed when a reviewed edition is published.
Three different measures
Production is reported crop output in tonnes. Yield is output per harvested hectare in kg/ha. Harvested area is measured in hectares; it is not necessarily the area of unique land because multiple harvests can use the same land.
Comparable, with limits
Annual changes compare consecutive reported years. Missing years and zero denominators have no percentage estimate. World shares use the same-year FAOSTAT World total. Rankings exclude World and the overlapping China aggregate (M49 159).
Historical context
National totals do not describe every region or field and do not measure hunger, current crop condition or production at risk. Annual records use the source’s harvest-year convention; they do not establish a harvest month.
Rice crop output and milled-rice trade or price benchmarks have different product forms. No conversion between them is applied here.
Attribution, reuse & exact source edition
FAO, FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products, accessed 7 October 2026. Original flags and notes retained. CropArc selected and reorganized records and calculated labelled annual changes. No FAO endorsement implied.
Atlas charts, rankings and world shares are CropArc presentations and calculations. CC BY 4.0; FAO statistical database terms and third-party exceptions.
Food edition: h-3ceadb86f8351504defcb92c2e2e28b8b74d2b1ee6c60124829e2c94285da6ab
Source SHA-256: f27778aca1b344bfda050b348036cb928fbfbc894820732d6803e9626b2a4918
Source area M49: 036 · Australia