Australia and New Zealand vs United States of America: Arable land — Area

Australia and New Zealand
31,787 1000 ha
in 2024
United States of America
151,553 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
12th
United States of America rank
12th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United States of America
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 151,553 1000 ha against 31,787 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 119,766 1000 ha.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 12th of 214 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 17,936 1000 ha 179,189 1000 ha 161,253 1000 ha United States of America
1970s 16,277 1000 ha 187,495 1000 ha 171,218 1000 ha United States of America
1980s 19,761 1000 ha 187,352 1000 ha 167,591 1000 ha United States of America
1990s 19,055 1000 ha 181,035 1000 ha 161,980 1000 ha United States of America
2000s 24,958 1000 ha 167,481 1000 ha 142,523 1000 ha United States of America
2010s 31,074 1000 ha 156,244 1000 ha 125,169 1000 ha United States of America
2020s 31,684 1000 ha 152,257 1000 ha 120,573 1000 ha United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Australia and New Zealand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 151,553 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 United States of America?
119,766 1000 ha, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for arable land — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.