Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 373,213 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 9,694 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 220 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,853 1000 ha | 502,086 1000 ha | 13,233 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 497,217 1000 ha | 511,032 1000 ha | 13,814 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 481,783 1000 ha | 496,265 1000 ha | 14,482 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 463,089 1000 ha | 476,297 1000 ha | 13,208 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 430,175 1000 ha | 11,774 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 379,873 1000 ha | 10,903 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 371,867 1000 ha | 9,897 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 373,213 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 9,694 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 6th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 220 countries.
- 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.