How have things changed? in Australia
Australia: How have things changed? was 344,817 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed? in Australia, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 344,817 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Australia peaked at 362,766 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84,544 metric tons, in 1965.
That places Australia 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,291 metric tons | 84,544 metric tons | 110,995 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 129,076 metric tons | 105,017 metric tons | 148,321 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 188,956 metric tons | 145,867 metric tons | 235,050 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,971 metric tons | 247,293 metric tons | 278,189 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,409 metric tons | 251,796 metric tons | 318,685 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,137 metric tons | 255,322 metric tons | 318,619 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 345,359 metric tons | 312,762 metric tons | 362,766 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Australia?
- How have things changed? in Australia was 344,817 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 362,766 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,544 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for how have things changed??
- Australia ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.