Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 31,787 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 522 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th of 214 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 | 17,556 1000 ha | 17,936 1000 ha | 379.56 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 15,889 1000 ha | 16,277 1000 ha | 387.41 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 19,335 1000 ha | 19,761 1000 ha | 426.25 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 18,662 1000 ha | 19,055 1000 ha | 392.43 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 24,536 1000 ha | 24,958 1000 ha | 422.2 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30,555 1000 ha | 31,074 1000 ha | 519.05 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 31,141 1000 ha | 31,684 1000 ha | 543.6 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 31,787 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 522 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 arable land — area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Australia and New Zealand 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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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.