Australia vs United States: Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture

Australia
331,869 Hectares
in 2022
United States
261,078 Hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture over time

  • Australia
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198520042023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 331,869 Hectares against 261,078 Hectares in United States, a difference of 70,791 Hectares.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 42 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 425,036 Hectares 240,143 Hectares 184,893 Hectares Australia
1990s 412,646 Hectares 236,951 Hectares 175,695 Hectares Australia
2000s 373,556 Hectares 240,259 Hectares 133,297 Hectares Australia
2010s 319,047 Hectares 262,243 Hectares 56,805 Hectares Australia
2020s 325,151 Hectares 265,266 Hectares 59,885 Hectares Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land area — permanent pasture, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 331,869 Hectares against 261,078 Hectares in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in agricultural land area — permanent pasture between Australia and United States?
70,791 Hectares, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for agricultural land area — permanent pasture?
Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture
Unit
Hectares
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
57 places, 1,989 data points, 1984–2025
Last refreshed