Australia and New Zealand vs United States of America: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 1.01 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America, a difference of 0.56 ha/cap.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 5th of 250 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 ha/cap | 0.9289 ha/cap | 0.3644 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.988 ha/cap | 0.87 ha/cap | 0.118 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.05 ha/cap | 0.789 ha/cap | 0.263 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.889 ha/cap | 0.689 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.04 ha/cap | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.461 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.11 ha/cap | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.617 ha/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.03 ha/cap | 0.454 ha/cap | 0.572 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, Australia and New Zealand or United States of America?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 1.01 ha/cap against 0.45 ha/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Australia and New Zealand and United States of America?
- 0.56 ha/cap, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 5th of 250 countries.
- 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.