Vetches production in Australia
In 2024 Australia produced 7,830 t of vetches, the 9th largest in the world (1.20% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.8%. The record was 53,646 t in 1992. Area harvested: 36,895 ha, yield 0.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 7,830 t
- World rank
- 9 of 22
- 10-year change
- +1.8%
- Record
- 53,646 t
- 1992
Vetches in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Australia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.2%
- 0.85% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.2
- world 1.9 (−89%)
- kg per person
- 0.29
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- +1.8%
- world −28%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,088 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Morocco | 11,734 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Australia | 7,830 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Ukraine | 4,390 | 0.67% |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 2,886 | 0.44% |
Map of world production of vetches
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 | 7,830 | +0.1% | 36,895 | 0.21 |
| 2023 | 7,825 | −0.2% | 36,894 | 0.21 |
| 2022 | 7,839 | +0.2% | 36,870 | 0.21 |
| 2021 | 7,826 | +0.2% | 36,921 | 0.21 |
| 2020 | 7,810 | −0.9% | 36,890 | 0.21 |
| 2019 | 7,880 | +1.2% | 36,798 | 0.21 |
| 2018 | 7,786 | +0.3% | 37,075 | 0.21 |
| 2017 | 7,763 | −4.1% | 36,798 | 0.21 |
| 2016 | 8,092 | +7.8% | 36,521 | 0.22 |
| 2015 | 7,504 | −2.5% | 37,907 | 0.20 |
| 2014 | 7,694 | −15% | 35,964 | 0.21 |
| 2013 | 9,078 | −16% | 35,691 | 0.25 |
| 2012 | 10,796 | −36% | 39,574 | 0.27 |
| 2011 | 16,833 | +78% | 45,233 | 0.37 |
| 2010 | 9,458 | +143% | 32,377 | 0.29 |
| 2009 | 3,895 | −69% | 23,399 | 0.17 |
| 2008 | 12,546 | +366% | 30,669 | 0.41 |
| 2007 | 2,695 | −93% | 53,862 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 37,757 | +492% | 39,678 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 6,374 | −68% | 31,984 | 0.20 |
| 2004 | 20,073 | +290% | 23,267 | 0.86 |
| 2003 | 5,146 | −47% | 64,762 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 9,686 | +1.5% | 21,489 | 0.45 |
| 2001 | 9,543 | −60% | 25,989 | 0.37 |
| 2000 | 24,000 | −55% | 39,000 | 0.62 |
| 1999 | 53,000 | +56% | 62,000 | 0.85 |
| 1998 | 34,000 | +3.0% | 41,000 | 0.83 |
| 1997 | 33,000 | −21% | 40,000 | 0.83 |
| 1996 | 42,000 | +5.0% | 40,000 | 1.05 |
| 1995 | 40,000 | +233% | 34,000 | 1.18 |
| 1994 | 12,000 | −70% | 23,000 | 0.52 |
| 1993 | 40,000 | −25% | 36,000 | 1.11 |
| 1992 | 53,646 | +72% | 76,941 | 0.70 |
| 1991 | 31,262 | +420% | 36,190 | 0.86 |
| 1990 | 6,016 | −17% | 10,368 | 0.58 |
| 1989 | 7,258 | +285% | 9,482 | 0.77 |
| 1988 | 1,883 | +34% | 5,147 | 0.37 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | −77% | 3,013 | 0.47 |
| 1986 | 6,200 | +198% | 4,249 | 1.46 |
| 1985 | 2,078 | +8.1% | 674 | 3.08 |
| 1984 | 1,923 | +87% | 600 | 3.21 |
| 1983 | 1,030 | −33% | 417 | 2.47 |
| 1982 | 1,543 | +35% | 1,666 | 0.93 |
| 1981 | 1,141 | +34% | 567 | 2.01 |
| 1980 | 854 | −9.9% | 492 | 1.74 |
| 1979 | 948 | −6.2% | 475 | 2.00 |
| 1978 | 1,011 | −37% | 397 | 2.55 |
| 1977 | 1,614 | +9.1% | 608 | 2.65 |
| 1976 | 1,479 | −37% | 630 | 2.35 |
| 1975 | 2,348 | −14% | 805 | 2.92 |
| 1974 | 2,733 | +52% | 950 | 2.88 |
| 1973 | 1,800 | +177% | 800 | 2.25 |
| 1972 | 650 | +123% | 600 | 1.08 |
| 1971 | 291 | +46% | 809 | 0.36 |
| 1970 | 200 | +144% | 800 | 0.25 |
| 1969 | 82 | −57% | 809 | 0.10 |
| 1968 | 191 | −12% | 405 | 0.47 |
| 1967 | 218 | +60% | 405 | 0.54 |
| 1966 | 136 | +25% | 405 | 0.34 |
| 1965 | 109 | +102% | 405 | 0.27 |
| 1964 | 54 | −82% | 405 | 0.13 |
| 1963 | 299 | +9.9% | 405 | 0.74 |
| 1962 | 272 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.67 |
| 1961 | 272 | — | 405 | 0.67 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of vetches in Australia?
Australia produced 7,830 t in 2024, 1.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Australia rank in the world for production of vetches?
Australia ranked 9th of 22 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Ethiopia with 49.0% of the world total.
How has the production of vetches in Australia changed?
It rose by 1.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −28% for the world. The record was 53,646 t in 1992.
What is the yield of vetches in Australia?
0.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (7,830 t from 36,895 ha), against a world average of 1.9 t/ha.
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.
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.