Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Cropland — Area

Australia
31,650 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
32,246 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 32,246 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 596 1000 ha.

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

Australia ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 217 countries.

Australia and New Zealand 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 17,738 1000 ha 18,144 1000 ha 406 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1970s 16,065 1000 ha 16,483 1000 ha 417.71 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1980s 19,511 1000 ha 19,977 1000 ha 466.25 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1990s 18,870 1000 ha 19,309 1000 ha 438.83 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 24,873 1000 ha 25,356 1000 ha 483.7 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 30,903 1000 ha 31,492 1000 ha 588.74 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 31,519 1000 ha 32,136 1000 ha 616.8 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 32,246 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
596 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand 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 cropland — area?
Australia ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.