Lupins production in Australia
In 2024 Australia produced 778,000 t of lupins, the largest total in the world (51.6% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 42%. The record was 2.0 million t in 1999. Area harvested: 514,500 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 778,000 t
- World rank
- 1 of 28
- 10-year change
- +42%
- Record
- 2.0 million t
- 1999
Lupins in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Australia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 51.6%
- 55.2% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.5
- world 1.6 (−2.7%)
- kg per person
- 29.1
- world 0.18
- 10-year change
- +42%
- world +52%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of lupins
Share of the world total; Australia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 778,000 | −6.4% | 514,500 | 1.51 |
| 2023 | 831,186 | −35% | 604,423 | 1.38 |
| 2022 | 1,279,707 | +34% | 692,664 | 1.85 |
| 2021 | 957,500 | +11% | 497,100 | 1.93 |
| 2020 | 865,619 | +46% | 603,941 | 1.43 |
| 2019 | 591,146 | −26% | 664,588 | 0.89 |
| 2018 | 798,629 | +12% | 661,141 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 714,254 | −31% | 612,014 | 1.17 |
| 2016 | 1,031,425 | +58% | 514,596 | 2.00 |
| 2015 | 651,946 | +19% | 534,084 | 1.22 |
| 2014 | 549,100 | −12% | 443,100 | 1.24 |
| 2013 | 625,600 | +36% | 387,350 | 1.62 |
| 2012 | 458,700 | −53% | 450,200 | 1.02 |
| 2011 | 981,512 | +22% | 689,064 | 1.42 |
| 2010 | 807,673 | −1.8% | 755,848 | 1.07 |
| 2009 | 822,570 | +16% | 691,636 | 1.19 |
| 2008 | 707,989 | +7.0% | 573,300 | 1.23 |
| 2007 | 661,861 | +41% | 752,158 | 0.88 |
| 2006 | 470,000 | −63% | 736,351 | 0.64 |
| 2005 | 1,285,000 | +37% | 757,000 | 1.70 |
| 2004 | 936,602 | −21% | 844,633 | 1.11 |
| 2003 | 1,180,230 | +63% | 850,899 | 1.39 |
| 2002 | 726,121 | −40% | 1,025,000 | 0.71 |
| 2001 | 1,215,000 | +15% | 1,139,000 | 1.07 |
| 2000 | 1,055,000 | −46% | 1,180,000 | 0.89 |
| 1999 | 1,968,000 | +16% | 1,347,000 | 1.46 |
| 1998 | 1,696,000 | +8.6% | 1,406,000 | 1.21 |
| 1997 | 1,561,000 | +2.6% | 1,425,000 | 1.10 |
| 1996 | 1,522,050 | −2.4% | 1,260,000 | 1.21 |
| 1995 | 1,559,000 | +45% | 1,323,000 | 1.18 |
| 1994 | 1,076,210 | −27% | 1,407,000 | 0.76 |
| 1993 | 1,479,700 | +24% | 1,150,400 | 1.29 |
| 1992 | 1,194,983 | +14% | 1,032,473 | 1.16 |
| 1991 | 1,047,363 | +38% | 938,546 | 1.12 |
| 1990 | 757,670 | −1.9% | 792,561 | 0.96 |
| 1989 | 772,005 | −17% | 810,126 | 0.95 |
| 1988 | 927,338 | +8.5% | 849,833 | 1.09 |
| 1987 | 854,531 | +5.9% | 1,014,931 | 0.84 |
| 1986 | 806,772 | +54% | 749,630 | 1.08 |
| 1985 | 524,278 | −9.7% | 587,656 | 0.89 |
| 1984 | 580,614 | +53% | 593,818 | 0.98 |
| 1983 | 378,490 | +90% | 378,868 | 1.00 |
| 1982 | 198,740 | +46% | 256,850 | 0.77 |
| 1981 | 135,701 | +41% | 161,137 | 0.84 |
| 1980 | 96,007 | +23% | 117,939 | 0.81 |
| 1979 | 78,231 | +41% | 105,830 | 0.74 |
| 1978 | 55,471 | +68% | 67,715 | 0.82 |
| 1977 | 33,001 | +0.4% | 80,777 | 0.41 |
| 1976 | 32,861 | −68% | 113,218 | 0.29 |
| 1975 | 103,925 | +24% | 139,332 | 0.75 |
| 1974 | 83,798 | +64% | 124,591 | 0.67 |
| 1973 | 51,200 | +230% | 66,600 | 0.77 |
| 1972 | 15,500 | −39% | 45,600 | 0.34 |
| 1971 | 25,538 | +230% | 35,613 | 0.72 |
| 1970 | 7,733 | +414% | 12,969 | 0.60 |
| 1969 | 1,504 | −26% | 4,965 | 0.30 |
| 1968 | 2,019 | +347% | 4,446 | 0.45 |
| 1967 | 452 | +71% | 1,291 | 0.35 |
| 1966 | 264 | −22% | 712 | 0.37 |
| 1965 | 340 | +13% | 843 | 0.40 |
| 1964 | 302 | −44% | 854 | 0.35 |
| 1963 | 539 | +33% | 1,909 | 0.28 |
| 1962 | 406 | −30% | 1,217 | 0.33 |
| 1961 | 581 | — | 1,497 | 0.39 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of lupins in Australia?
Australia produced 778,000 t in 2024, 51.6% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Australia rank in the world for production of lupins?
Australia was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Poland.
How has the production of lupins in Australia changed?
It rose by 42% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +52% for the world. The record was 2.0 million t in 1999.
What is the yield of lupins in Australia?
1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (778,000 t from 514,500 ha), against a world average of 1.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.