Australia vs Northern America: Country area — Area

Australia
774,122 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern America
2.59 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Northern America rank
4th

Country area — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Northern America
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 2.59 million 1000 ha against 774,122 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 1.81 million 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 3.3 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 4th of 226 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 774,122 1000 ha 2.56 million 1000 ha 1.79 million 1000 ha Northern America
1970s 774,122 1000 ha 2.56 million 1000 ha 1.79 million 1000 ha Northern America
1980s 774,122 1000 ha 2.56 million 1000 ha 1.79 million 1000 ha Northern America
1990s 774,122 1000 ha 2.56 million 1000 ha 1.79 million 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 774,122 1000 ha 2.57 million 1000 ha 1.80 million 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 774,122 1000 ha 2.59 million 1000 ha 1.81 million 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 774,122 1000 ha 2.59 million 1000 ha 1.81 million 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Australia or Northern America?
Northern America, at 2.59 million 1000 ha against 774,122 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Australia and Northern America?
1.81 million 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 country area — area?
Australia ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 4th of 226 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
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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.