Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.10 million 1000 ha against 373,213 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 731,197 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 502,086 1000 ha | 583,425 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 511,032 1000 ha | 610,354 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 496,265 1000 ha | 666,167 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 476,297 1000 ha | 681,399 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 430,175 1000 ha | 720,472 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 379,873 1000 ha | 769,714 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.11 million 1000 ha | 371,867 1000 ha | 735,293 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Americas, at 1.10 million 1000 ha against 373,213 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 731,197 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Americas ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.