Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Australia
8.6 %
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
8.52 %
in 2024
Australia rank
186th
Australia and New Zealand rank
187th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
2468196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 8.6 % against 8.52 % in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 186th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 187th of 214 countries.

Australia 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 3.58 % 3.57 % 0.0178 % Australia
1970s 3.2 % 3.19 % 0.01 % Australia
1980s 4.01 % 3.98 % 0.031 % Australia
1990s 4.03 % 4 % 0.029 % Australia
2000s 5.9 % 5.83 % 0.064 % Australia
2010s 8.29 % 8.19 % 0.1 % Australia
2020s 8.6 % 8.52 % 0.08 % Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia, at 8.6 % against 8.52 % in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
0.08 %, with Australia 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 — share in agricultural land?
Australia ranks 186th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 187th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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 — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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
Last refreshed

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.