Australia


Land Area
7,692,020 (kilometers square)in 2020
Arable Area
30573 (1000 ha)in 2019
Crop Area
30920 (1000 ha)in 2019
Agricultural Area
362477 (1000 ha)in 2019
Forest Area
134005.1 (1000 ha)in 2019

Australia covers an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi) in which 769202(1000 ha) Land area, 342602(1000 ha) is agricultural area, 134037.2(1000 ha) forest area. Australia food and Agricultural gross value Production at current price shown with data tables, chart, and maps. Australia's climate is highly variable, with lower mean rainfall and higher rainfall variability than most other nations. As a result, Australian agriculture is subject to more revenue volatility than almost any other country in the world.

Value of Agricultural Production(fao.org) Last Updated : 6 Jan 2022








Australia Import and Export of Cereals.

Australia Imports Cereal It was 821,503 tonnes and its value was 449.68 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Cereal It was 15,098,875 tonnes and its value was 3.79 billion US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Barley70182,0004,258,209908,420,000
Buckwheat667695,0004751,000
Canary seed1,5811,254,0001,5973,350,000
Flour, wheat34,74727,125,00020,15514,050,000
Fonio----
Grain, mixed----
Maize3,9544,354,00049,95816,789,000
Millet4,8393,330,0003,8702,630,000
Oats99111,000130,35942,428,000
Quinoa2,4626,671,00079302,000
Rice, broken14,1559,425,000--
Rice, husked4,0454,868,0002,6833,305,000
Rice, milled258,435263,310,00041,53349,774,000
Rice, milled/husked----
Rice, paddy251179,00071320,000
Rye--11581,000
Sorghum12,000180,79149,561,000
Triticale--307170,000
Wheat482,237126,810,00010,400,4182,698,498,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--6,205,202328,796,000
19651,433344,0007,284,841424,515,000
19702,130625,0008,357,127460,826,000
19754,0031,472,00011,284,6181,933,049,000
19804,9123,215,00019,466,7663,102,384,000
198524,96111,311,00023,450,3623,157,922,000
199040,43815,210,00015,013,1922,528,747,000
1995287,52951,444,00010,694,2201,683,131,000
200054,81230,255,00022,628,8612,993,973,000
2005113,08864,567,00018,611,7793,014,764,000
2010207,993187,766,00020,567,6224,810,290,000
2015192,902173,598,00024,252,5446,450,949,000
2016203,308162,330,00023,051,6975,122,254,000
2017203,552178,030,00031,476,5626,572,299,000
2018213,625213,132,00019,306,4984,829,141,000
2019754,554389,249,00012,801,6013,422,341,000
2020821,503449,678,00015,098,8753,790,436,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Bovine Meat.

Australia Imports Bovine Meat It was 14,234 tonnes and its value was 66.25 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Bovine Meat It was 1,581,146 tonnes and its value was 7.22 billion US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Meat, beef and veal sausages----
Meat, beef, preparations6,59839,526,0009,79066,088,000
Meat, cattle5691,593,000127,010419,222,000
Meat, cattle, boneless (beef & veal)3,76024,560,000976,6976,196,012,000
Offals, edible, cattle197523,000171,686540,114,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--212,332102,853,000
1965--444,213245,322,000
1970122179,000449,598344,836,000
1975509842,000576,723481,192,000
19801,9884,600,000812,3561,589,245,000
19854,9849,320,000575,321900,459,000
19903,73010,023,000911,7921,937,329,000
19956,29015,171,0001,105,0032,243,377,000
20003,8328,018,0001,291,2782,254,207,000
200510,39927,862,0001,377,3394,016,539,000
20108,95836,027,0001,386,2284,438,103,000
201513,65246,170,0001,910,0707,533,313,000
201614,06852,287,0001,541,6626,054,671,000
201711,83154,250,0001,504,8866,273,264,000
201811,12754,784,0001,685,4287,067,334,000
201911,46355,407,0001,850,1308,172,521,000
202014,23466,248,0001,581,1467,221,798,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Alcohol Beverages.

Australia Imports Alcohol Beverages It was 529,753 tonnes and its value was 1.56 billion US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Alcohol Beverages It was 826,083 tonnes and its value was 2.16 billion US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Beer of barley215,066285,600,00022,59914,152,000
Beer of sorghum----
Beverages, distilled alcoholic165,505620,040,00027,99687,842,000
Beverages, fermented rice----
Cider etc25,87127,603,00012,74518,987,000
Vermouths & similar1,5934,492,0001,0732,254,000
Wine121,718625,265,000761,6702,035,083,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196116,5168,679,00016,6794,942,000
196520,96012,013,00018,1616,989,000
197031,82718,380,00016,4636,722,000
197533,97845,035,00025,60415,174,000
198032,90581,587,00036,00723,712,000
198551,216103,035,00054,90341,264,000
199039,963224,641,000108,925156,214,000
199543,273254,352,000168,514351,429,000
200085,461335,972,000375,018983,393,000
2005140,697660,639,000717,1432,179,453,000
2010144,5001,143,587,000821,7962,057,952,000
2015758,9421,425,291,0001,071,7501,797,352,000
2016724,8491,410,975,0001,099,5361,879,402,000
2017665,5361,534,083,000892,8642,218,982,000
2018887,6391,631,905,000949,7932,421,367,000
2019567,5891,651,900,000869,7052,373,512,000
2020529,7531,563,000,000826,0832,158,318,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Dairy products.

Australia Imports Dairy products It was 229,180 tonnes and its value was 1.048 billion US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Dairy products It was 692,172 tonnes and its value was 1.72 billion US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Butter, cow milk33,525156,851,00011,96855,771,000
Buttermilk, curdled, acidified milk2,1553,382,0003,0147,596,000
Cheese, processed23,712105,905,00016,16680,835,000
Cheese, sheep milk----
Cheese, whole cow milk74,242427,610,000137,223559,407,000
Cream fresh----
Ghee, buffalo milk----
Milk, products of natural constituents nes1,8919,381,0002,7094,246,000
Milk, reconstituted----
Milk, skimmed cow209145,00025,49324,575,000
Milk, skimmed dried15,86664,254,000128,552381,122,000
Milk, whole condensed7,27515,203,00020,25532,607,000
Milk, whole dried43,116165,555,00036,806185,951,000
Milk, whole evaporated1,4562,333,00029,96071,536,000
Milk, whole fresh cow4,7498,714,000236,240212,177,000
Milk, whole fresh sheep----
Whey, condensed----
Whey, dry11,53844,193,00032,07959,483,000
Yoghurt----
Yoghurt, concentrated or not1,8385,833,0007,86829,876,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19612,4322,389,000128,94972,081,000
19653,6703,409,000201,942117,887,000
19706,9636,443,000232,965106,357,000
19759,55117,043,000190,700215,361,000
198015,48536,729,000219,700286,402,000
198524,52853,404,000269,751320,053,000
199028,25579,865,000317,415557,735,000
199545,158117,847,000626,1881,019,402,000
200068,852154,065,000944,4081,561,227,000
200585,568285,481,000807,1311,826,662,000
2010137,438563,897,000609,9141,960,723,000
2015175,250660,782,000728,4231,781,631,000
2016200,609737,724,000740,7321,628,379,000
2017217,740977,029,000692,2991,769,899,000
2018210,9781,010,499,000705,0621,810,436,000
2019216,886978,333,000684,6131,700,262,000
2020229,1801,048,658,000692,1721,720,963,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Eggs.

Australia Imports Eggs It was 3,014 tonnes and its value was 10.91 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Eggs It was 1,188 tonnes and its value was 4.82 million US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Eggs, dried8244,116,000--
Eggs, hen, in shell1,5864,787,000189693,000
Eggs, liquid6031,998,0004701,444,000
Eggs, other bird, in shell16,0005292,681,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--15,8758,877,000
1965-2,00010,1065,470,000
197034,00020,2158,166,000
1975--13,31811,365,000
198047,0006,8377,706,000
19852352,0005,2385,702,000
19903266,0004761,176,000
19954203,768,0006622,643,000
20003561,736,0008191,637,000
20051,2033,002,0005541,712,000
20101,9597,495,000284871,000
20151,5465,181,0008102,215,000
20162,0597,391,0009383,379,000
20171,8456,789,0002,0899,015,000
20182,0207,603,0002,21913,235,000
20193,00311,344,0001,1475,551,000
20203,01410,907,0001,1884,818,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Fruits.

Australia Imports Fruits It was 391,218 tonnes and its value was 959.83 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Fruits It was 498,031 tonnes and its value was 1.047 billion US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Apples1,5342,697,0002,1504,014,000
Apricots4922,157,0007832,745,000
Apricots, dry4,68214,907,0001866,000
Bananas97344,0004087,000
Blueberries----
Cashewapple----
Cherries1,02910,250,0004,21055,693,000
Cherries, sour--36309,000
Cranberries----
Currants----
Dates8,48815,740,00035125,000
Figs----
Figs dried1,6456,893,00016153,000
Fruit, cooked, homogenized preparations6701,749,0005581,948,000
Fruit, dried nes3,10918,416,0001,4869,136,000
Fruit, fresh nes3,21110,939,0006724,635,000
Fruit, prepared nes132,969377,724,0006,78121,251,000
Fruit, tropical fresh nes1,0066,266,0006,19421,997,000
Gooseberries----
Grapefruit (inc. pomelos)9041,605,0002,0552,385,000
Grapes12,09948,136,000152,929432,227,000
Juice, apple, concentrated21,53328,889,000259528,000
Juice, apple, single strength2,0923,198,0001,7391,826,000
Juice, citrus, concentrated3,3797,020,000--
Juice, citrus, single strength----
Juice, fruit nes47,04268,967,0007,83714,029,000
Juice, grape6,2307,460,0003,87910,159,000
Juice, grapefruit56,0008911,883,000
Juice, grapefruit, concentrated93288,0002977,000
Juice, lemon, concentrated----
Juice, lemon, single strength6251,193,000266925,000
Juice, orange, concentrated6441,415,000432740,000
Juice, orange, single strength18,13032,625,0002,5684,093,000
Juice, pineapple620494,000896672,000
Juice, pineapple, concentrated4,6337,430,0003239,000
Juice, plum, concentrated----
Juice, plum, single strength----
Kiwi fruit24,46957,203,0007452,656,000
Lemons and limes6,11011,662,0004,6966,460,000
Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas----
Melons, other (inc.cantaloupes)--11,10813,908,000
Oranges17,42330,065,000182,022205,742,000
Papayas30129,000918,000
Peaches and nectarines1,4839,117,00013,70941,674,000
Pears2,8194,355,0008,5229,695,000
Persimmons4101,810,000140701,000
Pineapples70397,000920,000
Pineapples canned22,31730,843,00096181,000
Pistachios1,56219,938,0006005,067,000
Plantains and others-1,000219,000
Plums and sloes3731,858,0005,21114,169,000
Plums dried (prunes)2,6949,290,000212347,000
Quinces----
Raisins23,94249,538,0004,54615,639,000
Strawberries312,0003,68118,169,000
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines, satsumas3,82710,150,00061,223102,428,000
Watermelons--3,0244,882,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19615,9542,885,000294,42072,040,000
19655,1381,945,000379,58597,422,000
197014,7087,539,000372,85798,630,000
197547,94320,034,000262,703123,880,000
198083,44545,625,000288,364206,905,000
198572,68899,488,000217,941149,838,000
199098,923112,354,000240,523226,042,000
1995135,352168,913,000364,587361,477,000
2000173,290223,408,000434,969379,857,000
2005294,625418,678,000394,285483,939,000
2010318,598614,405,000259,179448,374,000
2015425,210827,676,000421,080643,355,000
2016433,312835,625,000474,922804,030,000
2017391,452942,697,000477,650898,120,000
2018369,278917,061,000481,677956,508,000
2019353,918891,887,000561,5481,096,227,000
2020391,218959,829,000498,0311,047,705,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Vegetables.

Australia Imports Vegetables It was 468,495 tonnes and its value was 812.60 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Vegetables It was 191,351 tonnes and its value was 228.75 million US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Artichokes311,000832,000
Asparagus2,70419,428,0001,87613,522,000
Avocados24,688112,572,0002,30013,206,000
Beans, green597649,0001,3254,358,000
Cabbages and other brassicas811,0001,2072,532,000
Carrots and turnips--109,87468,548,000
Cauliflowers and broccoli--4,51512,477,000
Chillies and peppers, green8293,147,0004761,488,000
Cucumbers and gherkins--43252,000
Eggplants (aubergines)--723,000
Garlic13,92128,532,00087298,000
Juice, tomato2764,0004835,000
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables--89341,000
Lettuce and chicory27166,0001,5106,787,000
Maize, green----
Mushrooms and truffles3,99910,425,000643,305,000
Mushrooms, canned4,47211,640,000941,191,000
Olives910,00014,000
Olives preserved17,90147,921,000123610,000
Onions, dry4,1513,243,00040,06421,779,000
Onions, shallots, green----
Peas, green8131,561,000322,000
Pumpkins, squash and gourds1228,0003,2983,997,000
Spinach636,0002461,783,000
Sweet corn frozen7,3099,879,00050115,000
Sweet corn prep or preserved12,32714,785,000100158,000
Tomatoes592866,0005171,968,000
Tomatoes, paste50,42854,770,0005,4618,415,000
Tomatoes, peeled65,59162,484,000566653,000
Vegetables in vinegar25,91740,799,0005311,387,000
Vegetables, canned nes----
Vegetables, dehydrated13,01440,134,00086215,957,000
Vegetables, fresh nes3351,317,0007,70314,471,000
Vegetables, fresh or dried products nes1,7317,818,0001761,024,000
Vegetables, frozen78,596101,785,0009052,237,000
Vegetables, homogenized preparations7092,00061221,000
Vegetables, preserved nes121,727188,409,0004,99211,729,000
Vegetables, preserved, frozen13,89737,513,0001,78711,491,000
Vegetables, temporarily preserved1,8811,682,000516,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196110,3753,642,0006,5221,298,000
196513,5816,280,0009,6351,992,000
197015,9437,855,00014,8103,631,000
197559,07850,866,00016,1106,846,000
198032,86238,402,00036,49415,202,000
198561,71165,461,00056,20526,983,000
1990109,254133,793,000104,43965,078,000
1995135,403148,030,000206,900156,585,000
2000171,514172,875,000191,384133,773,000
2005249,546350,175,000159,829127,193,000
2010332,459503,274,000153,309162,146,000
2015523,811580,899,000185,718165,665,000
2016535,402625,963,000211,805203,308,000
2017438,297708,782,000176,410207,853,000
2018415,882679,918,000192,657234,148,000
2019420,070674,789,000198,332228,517,000
2020468,495812,597,000191,351228,755,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Poultry Meat.

Australia Imports Poultry Meat It was 2,717 tonnes and its value was 8.98 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Poultry Meat It was 42,445 tonnes and its value was 60.38 million US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Fat, liver prepared (foie gras)----
Meat, chicken4521,187,00034,23050,258,000
Meat, chicken, canned1,5627,792,0003,9455,483,000
Meat, duck--211,000
Meat, goose and guinea fowl----
Meat, turkey--2,4904,613,000
Offals, liver chicken----
Offals, liver duck--313,000
Offals, liver geese----
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19611,382544,000191207,000
196514970,000359371,000
197010580,0001,9091,324,000
1975370357,0005,3575,993,000
1980193252,0007,36511,947,000
1985--1,2181,930,000
19903601,085,0003,4084,259,000
1995290610,00017,15613,500,000
20003641,012,00020,44514,270,000
20057531,966,00024,75518,222,000
20108,93047,609,00029,99535,866,000
201527,70987,420,00032,23642,270,000
201624,55570,813,00035,10144,923,000
201717,81459,449,00042,47855,296,000
201817,43062,196,00040,19954,034,000
201910,45430,866,00046,03157,391,000
20202,7178,979,00042,44560,378,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Roots and Tubers.

Australia Imports Roots and Tubers It was 138,681 tonnes and its value was 154.92 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Roots and Tubers It was 56,173 tonnes and its value was 43.05 million US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cassava----
Cassava dried2,1932,222,000--
Flour, cassava----
Flour, potatoes5,2478,264,000327580,000
Flour, roots and tubers nes5911,499,000--
Potato offals----
Potatoes2357,00043,83126,709,000
Potatoes, frozen106,523117,001,00010,14612,977,000
Roots and tubers nes6061,127,000--
Starch, cassava13,2997,163,0003225,000
Sweet potatoes781824,0001,6452,454,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19612,450172,0005,300436,000
19656,390464,0004,790478,000
197081684,00021,7322,416,000
19752,2211,558,00012,4291,047,000
1980622269,00011,3842,200,000
19851,721847,0009,8501,682,000
199031,13014,787,0007,5112,918,000
199527,27214,913,00024,86211,441,000
200022,70813,937,00039,90214,207,000
200538,39430,629,00059,34430,201,000
2010101,07586,623,00048,03139,476,000
2015150,357123,810,00035,45725,987,000
2016148,105128,391,00054,53434,638,000
2017152,393165,354,00044,53134,752,000
2018155,337168,324,00055,68040,480,000
2019142,051158,840,00062,87941,960,000
2020138,681154,924,00056,17343,046,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Natural Rubber.

Australia Imports Natural Rubber It was 6,794 tonnes and its value was 10.13 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Natural Rubber It was 88 tonnes and its value was 604 thousands US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Rubber natural dry6,5459,570,00023157,000
Rubber, natural249557,00064442,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196133,99623,754,000--
196541,86722,921,000--
197042,18821,379,0005214,000
197544,19726,599,0003853,000
198044,64961,861,000334453,000
198537,00932,556,000494595,000
199044,86637,485,0002,0262,302,000
199547,41767,564,000197389,000
200039,30428,597,0001,1052,055,000
200526,47837,267,000230839,000
201010,36530,987,0001,2652,024,000
20156,1359,004,0002,1873,060,000
20166,0678,695,0003631,057,000
20177,27012,983,000188498,000
20187,29411,384,000127793,000
20197,52811,633,000116991,000
20206,79410,127,00088604,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Australia Import and Export of Tobacco.

Australia Imports Tobacco It was 12,328 tonnes and its value was 627.58 million US dollars in 2020.
Australia Exports Tobacco It was 385 tonnes and its value was 26.41 million US dollars in 2020.

Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cigarettes9,658463,098,00029721,026,000
Cigars, cheroots4516,412,0001928,000
Tobacco products nes2,625148,065,000874,451,000
Tobacco, unmanufactured-8,000-1,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196117,04829,900,0003891,200,000
196514,24227,283,0006562,155,000
197016,85335,811,0001,1723,340,000
197515,81156,882,0001,4865,651,000
198013,48975,337,0002,45114,817,000
198511,78067,797,0001,44511,359,000
199010,49170,846,0001,20813,661,000
199515,135131,314,0002,69632,332,000
200014,227111,313,0003,56131,957,000
200515,822143,069,0005,22360,135,000
201021,128233,415,0005,532116,500,000
201527,284706,830,0002,47749,802,000
201630,997739,866,0002,63150,914,000
201729,258757,835,0002,01652,054,000
201820,484802,652,0001,93845,319,000
20196,964783,995,00056041,721,000
202012,328627,583,00038526,406,000