Australia and New Zealand vs United States: Agriculture — Area

Australia and New Zealand
378,628 1000 ha
in 2024
United States
434,772 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th
United States rank
3rd

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United States
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 434,772 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 56,144 1000 ha.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 255 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1960s 502,086 1000 ha 438,881 1000 ha 63,205 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1970s 511,032 1000 ha 430,833 1000 ha 80,199 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1980s 496,265 1000 ha 433,037 1000 ha 63,228 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1990s 476,297 1000 ha 432,071 1000 ha 44,226 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 448,736 1000 ha 426,974 1000 ha 21,762 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 401,832 1000 ha 436,842 1000 ha 35,010 1000 ha United States
2020s 384,111 1000 ha 435,322 1000 ha 51,211 1000 ha United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Australia and New Zealand or United States?
United States, at 434,772 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Australia and New Zealand and United States?
56,144 1000 ha, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United States rank globally for agriculture — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 255 countries.
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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Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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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.