Australia vs Eastern Asia: Arable land — Area

Australia
31,265 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia
117,804 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Eastern Asia rank
17th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Eastern Asia
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 117,804 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 86,539 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 3.8 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 15th and Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 17,556 1000 ha 112,691 1000 ha 95,134 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1970s 15,889 1000 ha 108,569 1000 ha 92,679 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1980s 19,335 1000 ha 123,160 1000 ha 103,825 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1990s 18,662 1000 ha 131,631 1000 ha 112,969 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 24,536 1000 ha 129,779 1000 ha 105,243 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 30,555 1000 ha 124,776 1000 ha 94,221 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 31,141 1000 ha 118,054 1000 ha 86,914 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Australia or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 117,804 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and Eastern Asia?
86,539 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Eastern Asia rank globally for arable land — area?
Australia ranks 15th and Eastern Asia ranks 17th 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

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
281 places, 16,508 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.