Africa vs Australia: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.19 million 1000 ha against 368,934 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 816,296 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.2 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Australia ranks 6th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 488,853 1000 ha | 534,271 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 497,217 1000 ha | 537,873 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.05 million 1000 ha | 481,783 1000 ha | 567,184 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 463,089 1000 ha | 614,121 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 436,962 1000 ha | 678,042 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 390,928 1000 ha | 768,796 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 374,214 1000 ha | 807,032 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Africa or Australia?
- Africa, at 1.19 million 1000 ha against 368,934 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Africa and Australia?
- 816,296 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Australia ranks 6th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — 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.