Food exports in Australia
Australia: Food exports was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Australia, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Australia stood at 13.7%.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Australia peaked at 41.4% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2010.
That places Australia 112th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 39.8% | — |
| 1964 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 36.4% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 41.4% | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 34.1% | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 32.8% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 38.3% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 34.5% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 29.5% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 20.9% | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 32.8% | 41.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 29.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 20.9% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 11.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,249 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Australia?
- Food exports in Australia was 13.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for food exports?
- Australia ranks 112th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.