Dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia
Australia: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 100.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 100.55 for dietary compositions by commodity group in 2023.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia peaked at 135.76 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.98, in 1961.
Australia ranks 51st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.98 | — |
| 1962 | 38.94 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 39.93 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 42.95 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 41.04 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 40.22 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 41.57 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 38.87 | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 38.05 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 41.99 | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 42.49 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 47.21 | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 48.12 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 40.02 | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 46 | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 48.03 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 52.03 | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 51.01 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 42.96 | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 42.85 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 41.75 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 42.73 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 38.82 | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 38.89 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.94 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 43.98 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 42.98 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 39.96 | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 41.93 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 42.92 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 43.95 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 45.01 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 48.06 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 48.08 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.08 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 46.14 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.22 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 45.28 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 47.31 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 49.31 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 52.32 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 49.33 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 51.44 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 54.6 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 56.75 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 61.85 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 61.78 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.71 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 105.26 | +70.6% |
| 2011 | 115.38 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 110.01 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 112.56 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 128.6 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 135.76 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 127.79 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 117.27 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 109.3 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 121.41 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 118.2 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 105.29 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 106.71 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 100.55 | -5.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 100.55 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.61, 100% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 100.55 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.67, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +70.6% | 61.71 | 105.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.84 | 36.98 | 42.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.49 | 40.02 | 52.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.49 | 38.82 | 43.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.17 | 41.93 | 48.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.64 | 47.31 | 61.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.33 | 105.26 | 135.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.69 | 100.55 | 118.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia?
- Dietary compositions by commodity group in Australia was 100.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 135.76 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.98 in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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