Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 1.01 ha/cap against 0.36 ha/cap in Americas, a difference of 0.65 ha/cap.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.8 times Americas's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7044 ha/cap | 1.29 ha/cap | 0.5889 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.632 ha/cap | 0.988 ha/cap | 0.356 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.571 ha/cap | 1.05 ha/cap | 0.481 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.479 ha/cap | 0.889 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.419 ha/cap | 1.04 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.379 ha/cap | 1.11 ha/cap | 0.73 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.364 ha/cap | 1.03 ha/cap | 0.662 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 1.01 ha/cap against 0.36 ha/cap in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.65 ha/cap, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Americas ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.