Australia vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Agricultural land — Area

Australia
363,519 1000 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1.21 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 1.21 million 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 847,561 1000 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 3.3 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 6th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 237 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 488,853 1000 ha 1.09 million 1000 ha 596,390 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 497,217 1000 ha 1.09 million 1000 ha 596,345 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 481,783 1000 ha 1.10 million 1000 ha 622,084 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 463,089 1000 ha 1.12 million 1000 ha 660,851 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 418,401 1000 ha 1.15 million 1000 ha 734,744 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 368,970 1000 ha 1.19 million 1000 ha 824,303 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 361,970 1000 ha 1.21 million 1000 ha 849,128 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 1.21 million 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
847,561 1000 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Australia ranks 6th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.