Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Australia

Australia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was -0.0941 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-0.0941 units per person
Change on year
up 61.6%
World rank
171st
of 174 countries
All-time high
-0.0108 units per person
in 1968
All-time low
-0.3603 units per person
in 2017
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Australia, 1961–2019

-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1-0196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Australia stood at -0.0941 units per person.

That represents a change of up 61.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Australia peaked at -0.0108 units per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, -0.3603 units per person, in 2017.

That places Australia 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 -0.0733 units per person
1962 -0.0664 units per person -9.5%
1963 -0.0214 units per person -67.8%
1964 -0.0361 units per person +68.7%
1965 -0.0324 units per person -10.1%
1966 -0.0195 units per person -40.0%
1967 -0.036 units per person +84.9%
1968 -0.0108 units per person -70.1%
1969 -0.0368 units per person +241.4%
1970 -0.0505 units per person +37.4%
1971 -0.0868 units per person +72.0%
1972 -0.1379 units per person +58.8%
1973 -0.0601 units per person -56.4%
1974 -0.0589 units per person -2.0%
1975 -0.1267 units per person +115.0%
1976 -0.1399 units per person +10.4%
1977 -0.1483 units per person +6.0%
1978 -0.0923 units per person -37.7%
1979 -0.1202 units per person +30.2%
1980 -0.2016 units per person +67.8%
1981 -0.1071 units per person -46.9%
1982 -0.1038 units per person -3.0%
1983 -0.0542 units per person -47.8%
1984 -0.2004 units per person +269.7%
1985 -0.3283 units per person +63.8%
1986 -0.2602 units per person -20.7%
1987 -0.1347 units per person -48.2%
1988 -0.0878 units per person -34.8%
1989 -0.0908 units per person +3.4%
1990 -0.1394 units per person +53.5%
1991 -0.1399 units per person +0.4%
1992 -0.1123 units per person -19.7%
1993 -0.139 units per person +23.8%
1994 -0.196 units per person +41.0%
1995 -0.1127 units per person -42.5%
1996 -0.2036 units per person +80.6%
1997 -0.1934 units per person -5.0%
1998 -0.1865 units per person -3.6%
1999 -0.2009 units per person +7.7%
2000 -0.1554 units per person -22.7%
2001 -0.1136 units per person -26.9%
2002 -0.1892 units per person +66.5%
2003 -0.0966 units per person -48.9%
2004 -0.3366 units per person +248.3%
2005 -0.1947 units per person -42.2%
2006 -0.2347 units per person +20.5%
2007 -0.0884 units per person -62.4%
2008 -0.164 units per person +85.6%
2009 -0.1497 units per person -8.7%
2010 -0.1792 units per person +19.7%
2011 -0.2007 units per person +12.0%
2012 -0.2248 units per person +12.0%
2013 -0.2213 units per person -1.5%
2014 -0.2612 units per person +18.0%
2015 -0.218 units per person -16.6%
2016 -0.2401 units per person +10.1%
2017 -0.3603 units per person +50.1%
2018 -0.2452 units per person -31.9%
2019 -0.0941 units per person -61.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.0369 units per person -0.0733 units per person -0.0108 units per person 9
1970s -0.1021 units per person -0.1483 units per person -0.0505 units per person 10
1980s -0.1569 units per person -0.3283 units per person -0.0542 units per person 10
1990s -0.1624 units per person -0.2036 units per person -0.1123 units per person 10
2000s -0.1723 units per person -0.3366 units per person -0.0884 units per person 10
2010s -0.2245 units per person -0.3603 units per person -0.0941 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 168 Canada -0.0525 units per person compare
  2. 169 Argentina -0.056 units per person compare
  3. 170 Kazakhstan -0.0678 units per person compare
  4. 172 France -0.102 units per person compare
  5. 173 Estonia -0.2633 units per person compare
  6. 174 Paraguay -0.4594 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More reference data data for Australia

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Australia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Australia was -0.0941 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was -0.0108 units per person in 1968.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3603 units per person in 2017.
How does Australia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Australia ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Australia. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-wheat-per-capita/australia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-wheat-per-capita/australia/">Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Australia</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.