Australia vs World: Arable land — Area, per capita

Australia
0.0011 1000 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
World rank
2nd

Arable land — Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • World
00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0011 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0009 1000 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 6.7 times World's.

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

Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person Australia
1970s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person Australia
1980s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person Australia
1990s 0.001 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person Australia
2000s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per capita, Australia or World?
Australia, at 0.0011 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Australia and World?
0.0009 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and World rank globally for arable land — area, per capita?
Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.