Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 47.28 % against 46.94 % in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.34 %.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 72nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 75th of 220 countries.
Australia 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 | 63.63 % | 63.19 % | 0.4444 % | Australia |
| 1970s | 64.72 % | 64.32 % | 0.405 % | Australia |
| 1980s | 62.71 % | 62.46 % | 0.254 % | Australia |
| 1990s | 60.28 % | 59.94 % | 0.337 % | Australia |
| 2000s | 54.46 % | 54.14 % | 0.322 % | Australia |
| 2010s | 48 % | 47.79 % | 0.218 % | Australia |
| 2020s | 47.06 % | 46.75 % | 0.312 % | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia, at 47.28 % against 46.94 % in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.34 %, with Australia 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 — share in land area?
- Australia ranks 72nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 75th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.