Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Australia
Australia: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
175th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.6% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Australia peaked at 1.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
That places Australia 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 68% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Australia?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Australia was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Australia ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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