Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Australia
Australia: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 3.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Australia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.79 for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Australia peaked at 4.89 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.63, in 1998.
Australia ranks 8th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.84 | — |
| 1994 | 3.54 | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 3.25 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.96 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 2.83 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.63 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.68 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.76 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.75 | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 3.33 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.35 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.21 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.75 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 3.23 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 2.99 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.15 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.06 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.16 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.04 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.98 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.78 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 2.94 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.38 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 4.89 | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 4.36 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 4 | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 4.13 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.03 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.79 | -6.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8758, 4.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.79 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2738, 13.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 | 2.63 | 3.54 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.18 | 2.7 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 | 2.78 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 3.79 | 4.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 Belgium 5.11 compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.464 compare
- 6 Estonia 4.31 compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0.4384 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0388 compare
- 7 France 4.31 compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 0.0199 compare
- 9 Germany 3.77 compare
- 9 Türkiye 0.0063 compare
- 10 Zambia 3.64 compare
- 11 Italy 3.4 compare
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 401,451 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 54.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0285 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Australia?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Australia was 3.79 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.