Australia vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Arable land — Area

Australia
31,265 1000 ha
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
158,363 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
11th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 158,363 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 127,098 1000 ha.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 5.1 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 214 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 17,556 1000 ha 93,314 1000 ha 75,758 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
1970s 15,889 1000 ha 107,066 1000 ha 91,176 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
1980s 19,335 1000 ha 126,170 1000 ha 106,835 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
1990s 18,662 1000 ha 125,874 1000 ha 107,211 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 24,536 1000 ha 135,613 1000 ha 111,078 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 30,555 1000 ha 149,295 1000 ha 118,740 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 31,141 1000 ha 157,749 1000 ha 126,608 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Australia or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 158,363 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
127,098 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for arable land — area?
Australia ranks 13th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th 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.