Australia vs Ukraine: Arable land use per person

Australia
1.16 hectares per person
in 2023
Ukraine
0.8726 hectares per person
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Ukraine rank
5th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Australia
  • Ukraine
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.16 hectares per person against 0.8726 hectares per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2874 hectares per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Ukraine's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 1.05 hectares per person 0.6454 hectares per person 0.4038 hectares per person Australia
2000s 1.22 hectares per person 0.6785 hectares per person 0.5375 hectares per person Australia
2010s 1.29 hectares per person 0.7143 hectares per person 0.5786 hectares per person Australia
2020s 1.19 hectares per person 0.7887 hectares per person 0.4053 hectares per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Australia or Ukraine?
Australia, at 1.16 hectares per person against 0.8726 hectares per person in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Australia and Ukraine?
0.2874 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ukraine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Australia and Ukraine rank globally for arable land use per person?
Australia ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. 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 use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.