Australia vs India: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Australia
- India
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 11th and India ranks 12th of 267 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 11th and India ranks 12th of 267 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
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.