> In 2024 Australia produced 28,684 t of rye, the 27th largest in the world (0.25% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.8%.

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# Rye production in Australia

In 2024 Australia produced 28,684 t of rye, the 27th largest in the world (0.25% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.8%. The record was 54,805 t in 1986. Area harvested: 41,335 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 202428,684 t
World rank27 of 62
10-year change−2.8%
Record54,805 t1986

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

## Australia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.25%0.19% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.7world 3.2 (−78%)
kg per person1.07world 1.42
10-year change−2.8%world −26%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25 | [Finland](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/finland/) | 44,000 | 0.38% |
| 26 | [Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/kazakhstan/) | 31,285 | 0.27% |
| 27 | **Australia** | 28,684 | 0.25% |
| 28 | [Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/romania/) | 27,920 | 0.24% |
| 29 | [Slovakia](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/slovakia/) | 24,030 | 0.21% |

[Full ranking of 62 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/)

### Map of world production of rye

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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 | 28,684 | −0.2% | 41,335 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 28,732 | −0.5% | 41,288 | 0.70 |
| 2022 | 28,877 | +1.5% | 41,340 | 0.70 |
| 2021 | 28,442 | −1.5% | 41,378 | 0.69 |
| 2020 | 28,877 | −1.5% | 41,147 | 0.70 |
| 2019 | 29,313 | −1.0% | 41,494 | 0.71 |
| 2018 | 29,615 | −1.3% | 41,494 | 0.71 |
| 2017 | 30,000 | −0.1% | 40,000 | 0.75 |
| 2016 | 30,020 | −1.1% | 43,446 | 0.69 |
| 2015 | 30,359 | +2.8% | 44,846 | 0.68 |
| 2014 | 29,525 | −4.0% | 45,010 | 0.66 |
| 2013 | 30,767 | −23% | 47,057 | 0.65 |
| 2012 | 40,000 | +34% | 60,000 | 0.67 |
| 2011 | 29,898 | +1.7% | 47,514 | 0.63 |
| 2010 | 29,407 | −0.9% | 47,670 | 0.62 |
| 2009 | 29,673 | −15% | 49,613 | 0.60 |
| 2008 | 35,000 | +75% | 61,500 | 0.57 |
| 2007 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2006 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2005 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2004 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2003 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2002 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2001 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 2000 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1999 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1998 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1997 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1996 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1995 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1994 | 20,000 | −16% | 35,000 | 0.57 |
| 1993 | 23,805 | −16% | 30,200 | 0.79 |
| 1992 | 28,411 | −15% | 42,000 | 0.68 |
| 1991 | 33,475 | +49% | 42,000 | 0.80 |
| 1990 | 22,450 | +6.2% | 32,000 | 0.70 |
| 1989 | 21,139 | +24% | 37,440 | 0.56 |
| 1988 | 17,026 | −35% | 34,620 | 0.49 |
| 1987 | 26,010 | −53% | 42,074 | 0.62 |
| 1986 | 54,805 | +127% | 74,619 | 0.73 |
| 1985 | 24,157 | +71% | 48,263 | 0.50 |
| 1984 | 14,144 | −41% | 31,472 | 0.45 |
| 1983 | 24,072 | +151% | 51,781 | 0.46 |
| 1982 | 9,573 | −40% | 41,966 | 0.23 |
| 1981 | 16,078 | +81% | 35,000 | 0.46 |
| 1980 | 8,899 | −4.4% | 20,650 | 0.43 |
| 1979 | 9,305 | −64% | 26,402 | 0.35 |
| 1978 | 26,097 | +144% | 49,961 | 0.52 |
| 1977 | 10,708 | +14% | 33,599 | 0.32 |
| 1976 | 9,382 | +37% | 20,648 | 0.45 |
| 1975 | 6,828 | +39% | 14,632 | 0.47 |
| 1974 | 4,921 | −38% | 16,178 | 0.30 |
| 1973 | 8,000 | −11% | 28,062 | 0.29 |
| 1972 | 9,000 | −59% | 28,198 | 0.32 |
| 1971 | 21,912 | −1.1% | 41,458 | 0.53 |
| 1970 | 22,157 | +95% | 40,707 | 0.54 |
| 1969 | 11,349 | −44% | 34,244 | 0.33 |
| 1968 | 20,173 | +95% | 39,254 | 0.51 |
| 1967 | 10,342 | −34% | 34,553 | 0.30 |
| 1966 | 15,785 | +48% | 35,489 | 0.44 |
| 1965 | 10,669 | −24% | 26,227 | 0.41 |
| 1964 | 13,989 | +45% | 29,047 | 0.48 |
| 1963 | 9,634 | −0.8% | 23,353 | 0.41 |
| 1962 | 9,716 | −11% | 23,493 | 0.41 |
| 1961 | 10,887 | — | 25,375 | 0.43 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports53 t USD 135,000
Exporter rank29 of 44
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of rye in Australia?

Australia produced 28,684 t in 2024, 0.25% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Australia rank in the world for production of rye?

Australia ranked 27th of 62 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Germany with 22.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of rye in Australia changed?

It fell by 2.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −26% for the world. The record was 54,805 t in 1986.

### What is the yield of rye in Australia?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (28,684 t from 41,335 ha), against a world average of 3.2 t/ha.

### Does Australia export or import rye?

In 2024 Australia reported exports of 53 t (USD 135,000) and no imports, according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Australia is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/germany/)[Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/poland/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/russia/)[Belarus](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/belarus/)[Denmark](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/denmark/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/china/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/canada/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/united-states/)[Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/iraq/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/turkey/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/spain/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/rye/ukraine/)
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[Agricultural production in Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/australia/)

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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