Agricultural Data for Australia, All Crops by State.

   1950 to Current Data

NSW All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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Area of crops has reached over 7mil hectares. Previously the area peaked around 1969,1983, 2005 and 2013 suggesting around 15 year cycles. The area of all crops is dominated by the area sown to wheat.

Victoria All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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Area of crops has reached over 4mil hectares. Previously the area peaked around 1969, 1985 and 2013 suggesting around 15 year cycles. The area of all crops is dominated by the area sown to wheat.

Queensland All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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Area of crops has declined to around 2.5mil hectares from a peak in 2000. There were also peaks around 1970,1986,1999 and 2011 suggesting around 15 year cycles. About 1/3rd of the area is sown to wheat.

South Australia All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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The area has increased steadily over 50 years. There were sharp rises during the last few years, around the early 1980s and during the 1960s. About 50% of the area is sown to wheat.

Western Australia All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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Area of crops has reached 10mil hectares. There was a previous peak in 1985. The area of all crops is dominated by the area sown to wheat.

Tasmania All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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Area of crops has been around 80,000 hectares since 1987. The area reached a peak in 1967 at 180,000 hectares.

Northern Territory All Crops

Area of all crops in million hectares, 5 year moving average.

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