Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Agriculture — Area

Australia
368,934 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
378,628 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th

Agriculture — Area over time

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

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 378,628 1000 ha against 368,934 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 9,694 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 6th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 220 countries.

Australia and New Zealand 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 488,853 1000 ha 502,086 1000 ha 13,233 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1970s 497,217 1000 ha 511,032 1000 ha 13,814 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1980s 481,783 1000 ha 496,265 1000 ha 14,482 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1990s 463,089 1000 ha 476,297 1000 ha 13,208 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 436,962 1000 ha 448,736 1000 ha 11,774 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 390,928 1000 ha 401,832 1000 ha 10,903 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 374,214 1000 ha 384,111 1000 ha 9,897 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 378,628 1000 ha against 368,934 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
9,694 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand 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 agriculture — area?
Australia ranks 6th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th 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
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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.