Australia and New Zealand vs USSR: Agriculture — Area

Australia and New Zealand
378,628 1000 ha
in 2024
USSR
555,420 1000 ha
in 1991
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
USSR rank
2nd

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • USSR
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

USSR currently reports 555,420 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 176,792 1000 ha.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 220 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 502,086 1000 ha 544,215 1000 ha 42,129 1000 ha USSR
1970s 511,032 1000 ha 551,125 1000 ha 40,093 1000 ha USSR
1980s 496,265 1000 ha 556,292 1000 ha 60,027 1000 ha USSR
1990s 477,448 1000 ha 555,820 1000 ha 78,372 1000 ha USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Australia and New Zealand or USSR?
USSR, at 555,420 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 1991.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Australia and New Zealand and USSR?
176,792 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Australia and New Zealand and USSR rank globally for agriculture — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 220 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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About this data

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
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.