Australia vs India: Country area — Area

Australia
774,122 1000 ha
in 2024
India
328,726 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
India rank
10th

Country area — Area over time

  • Australia
  • India
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 774,122 1000 ha against 328,726 1000 ha in India, a difference of 445,396 1000 ha.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times India's.

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

Australia ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1960s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia
1970s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia
1980s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia
1990s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia
2000s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia
2010s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia
2020s 774,122 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 445,396 1000 ha Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Australia or India?
Australia, at 774,122 1000 ha against 328,726 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Australia and India?
445,396 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and India rank globally for country area — area?
Australia ranks 9th and India ranks 10th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 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.