Australia vs Northern America: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 192,972 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 161,322 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 6.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 12th of 234 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 | 17,738 1000 ha | 218,860 1000 ha | 201,122 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 16,065 1000 ha | 228,452 1000 ha | 212,387 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 19,511 1000 ha | 230,576 1000 ha | 211,065 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 18,870 1000 ha | 224,674 1000 ha | 205,804 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 24,873 1000 ha | 210,046 1000 ha | 185,173 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 30,903 1000 ha | 197,412 1000 ha | 166,509 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 31,519 1000 ha | 193,800 1000 ha | 162,281 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 192,972 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Australia and Northern America?
- 161,322 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 cropland — area?
- Australia ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 12th 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
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.