Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Australia
Australia: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) was 2,174 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2,174 million USD for agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Australia peaked at 3,204 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 915.98 million USD, in 2001.
That places Australia 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 915.98 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 952.43 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,298 million USD | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 1,487 million USD | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 1,372 million USD | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2,081 million USD | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 2,356 million USD | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 3,204 million USD | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 2,117 million USD | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 2,666 million USD | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 2,626 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,057 million USD | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 2,218 million USD | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 2,278 million USD | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,874 million USD | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 1,854 million USD | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,074 million USD | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 1,970 million USD | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2,198 million USD | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 1,678 million USD | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 2,254 million USD | +34.3% |
| 2022 | 2,306 million USD | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,244 million USD | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2,174 million USD | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,754 million USD | 915.98 million USD | 3,204 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,281 million USD | 1,854 million USD | 3,057 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,131 million USD | 1,678 million USD | 2,306 million USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0326 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Australia?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) in Australia was 2,174 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,204 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 915.98 million USD in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure)?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.