Australia vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 625,825 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 262,306 1000 ha.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,853 1000 ha | 583,328 1000 ha | 94,475 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 497,217 1000 ha | 626,192 1000 ha | 128,975 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 481,783 1000 ha | 671,607 1000 ha | 189,824 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 463,089 1000 ha | 675,803 1000 ha | 212,714 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 675,615 1000 ha | 257,214 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 667,282 1000 ha | 298,313 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 627,718 1000 ha | 265,747 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 625,825 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 262,306 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 6th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th 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.