Australia and New Zealand vs Northern America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 31,787 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 157,833 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 6.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,936 1000 ha | 216,928 1000 ha | 198,992 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 16,277 1000 ha | 226,592 1000 ha | 210,316 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 19,761 1000 ha | 228,473 1000 ha | 208,712 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 19,055 1000 ha | 222,192 1000 ha | 203,138 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 24,958 1000 ha | 207,196 1000 ha | 182,238 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 31,074 1000 ha | 194,344 1000 ha | 163,270 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 31,684 1000 ha | 190,471 1000 ha | 158,786 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Australia and New Zealand or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 31,787 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and New Zealand and Northern America?
- 157,833 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Northern America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 10th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — 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.