Americas vs Australia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.10 million 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 740,891 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.0 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Australia ranks 6th of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 488,853 1000 ha | 596,658 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 497,217 1000 ha | 624,169 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 481,783 1000 ha | 680,649 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 463,089 1000 ha | 694,607 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 418,401 1000 ha | 732,246 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 368,970 1000 ha | 780,617 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.11 million 1000 ha | 361,970 1000 ha | 745,190 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Americas or Australia?
- Americas, at 1.10 million 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Americas and Australia?
- 740,891 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Americas ranks 5th and Australia ranks 6th of 36 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.