Australia vs Northern America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 158,355 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 6.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 12th of 231 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,556 1000 ha | 216,928 1000 ha | 199,372 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 15,889 1000 ha | 226,592 1000 ha | 210,703 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 19,335 1000 ha | 228,473 1000 ha | 209,138 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 18,662 1000 ha | 222,192 1000 ha | 203,530 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 24,536 1000 ha | 207,196 1000 ha | 182,660 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 30,555 1000 ha | 194,344 1000 ha | 163,789 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 31,141 1000 ha | 190,471 1000 ha | 159,330 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 31,265 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and Northern America?
- 158,355 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 12th of 231 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.