Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia
Australia: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) was 3,485 million USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia stood at 3,485 million USD.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia peaked at 5,150 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,909 million USD, in 2015.
That places Australia 17th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,066 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 4,061 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4,166 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4,043 million USD | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,406 million USD | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 4,269 million USD | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 4,376 million USD | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5,150 million USD | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 4,289 million USD | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 3,992 million USD | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 3,731 million USD | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 3,577 million USD | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 3,288 million USD | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 3,088 million USD | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 2,909 million USD | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 3,031 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2,988 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,944 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3,117 million USD | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3,077 million USD | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,339 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 3,122 million USD | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3,969 million USD | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 3,485 million USD | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,203 million USD | 3,406 million USD | 5,150 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,267 million USD | 2,909 million USD | 3,992 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,398 million USD | 3,077 million USD | 3,969 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 76.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0042 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -13.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) in Australia was 3,485 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,150 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,909 million USD in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure)?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (general government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.