> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024778,000 t
World rank1 of 28
10-year change+42%
Record2.0 million t1999

## Lupins in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Australia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total51.6%55.2% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.5world 1.6 (−2.7%)
kg per person29.1world 0.18
10-year change+42%world +52%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **Australia** | 778,000 | 51.6% |
| 2 | [Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/poland/) | 375,720 | 24.9% |
| 3 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/russia/) | 109,833 | 7.3% |

[Full ranking of 28 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/)

### Map of world production of lupins

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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

[Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/poland/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/russia/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/morocco/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/germany/)[Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/chile/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/peru/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/south-africa/)[Greece](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/greece/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/france/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/ukraine/)[Lithuania](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/lithuania/)[Belarus](https://husfarm.com/production/lupins/belarus/)
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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