Agricultural Data for Australia, Rice Area by State.

   1950 to Current Data

NSW Rice

Area of Rice in '000 hectares, 5 year moving average.

Area of Rice sown since 1950,  5 year moving average

NSW Rice graph
NSW Rice data

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Victoria Rice

Area of Rice in '000 hectares, 5 year moving average.

Area of Rice sown since 1950,  5 year moving average

Victoria Rice graph
Victoria Rice data

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Relatively small areas of rice have been grown in Victoria in recent years.

Queensland Rice

Area of Rice in '000 hectares, 5 year moving average.

Area of Rice sown since 1950,  5 year moving average

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Queensland Rice data

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The area reached 5,000 hectares in the early 1980s and 1990s.

Western Australia Rice

Area of Rice in '000 hectares, 5 year moving average.

Area of Rice sown since 1950,  5 year moving average

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Western Australia Rice data

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Northern Territory Rice

Area of Rice in '000 hectares, 5 year moving average.

Area of Rice sown since 1950,  5 year moving average

Northern Territory Rice graph
Northern Territory Rice data

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Around 2000 ha of rice was grown at Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory from 1959 to 1962, The project was abandoned due to pest damage and poor management. www.litchfield.nt.gov.au (Territory Rice). I can not find data on this production recorded by ABS.


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Last Updated 18 April 2023
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