Australia vs South America: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 145,125 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 113,475 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.6 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 234 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,738 1000 ha | 77,785 1000 ha | 60,047 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 16,065 1000 ha | 93,002 1000 ha | 76,937 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 19,511 1000 ha | 112,438 1000 ha | 92,926 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 18,870 1000 ha | 106,738 1000 ha | 87,868 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 24,873 1000 ha | 117,883 1000 ha | 93,010 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 30,903 1000 ha | 133,176 1000 ha | 102,273 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 31,519 1000 ha | 143,526 1000 ha | 112,007 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 145,125 1000 ha against 31,650 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Australia and South America?
- 113,475 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for cropland — area?
- Australia ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th 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.