Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Australia
Australia: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Australia, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Australia peaked at 1.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 66th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Australia?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Australia was 0.9% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Australia ranks 66th out of 118 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.