Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 127,229 1000 ha against 31,787 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 95,442 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 248 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,936 1000 ha | 65,653 1000 ha | 47,717 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 16,277 1000 ha | 79,560 1000 ha | 63,283 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 19,761 1000 ha | 96,998 1000 ha | 77,237 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 19,055 1000 ha | 91,801 1000 ha | 72,747 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 24,958 1000 ha | 100,584 1000 ha | 75,626 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 31,074 1000 ha | 116,560 1000 ha | 85,485 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 31,684 1000 ha | 125,901 1000 ha | 94,217 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
- South America, at 127,229 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 South America?
- 95,442 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 248 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.