Australia vs Eastern Asia: Cropland — Area

Australia
31,650 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia
138,841 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
Eastern Asia rank
17th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Eastern Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 138,841 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 107,191 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 4.4 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 14th and Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 234 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 17,738 1000 ha 115,397 1000 ha 97,659 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1970s 16,065 1000 ha 112,213 1000 ha 96,147 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1980s 19,511 1000 ha 129,122 1000 ha 109,611 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1990s 18,870 1000 ha 142,203 1000 ha 123,333 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 24,873 1000 ha 143,798 1000 ha 118,926 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 30,903 1000 ha 142,078 1000 ha 111,175 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 31,519 1000 ha 138,350 1000 ha 106,831 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Australia or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 138,841 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Australia and Eastern Asia?
107,191 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Eastern Asia rank globally for cropland — area?
Australia ranks 14th and Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 234 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.