Australia vs Central Asia: Cropland — Area per capita

Australia
1.18 ha/cap
in 2024
Central Asia
0.48 ha/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Central Asia rank
5th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Central Asia
0.511.52196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.18 ha/cap against 0.48 ha/cap in Central Asia, a difference of 0.7 ha/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.5 times Central Asia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Central Asia ranks 5th of 232 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.05 ha/cap 0.7775 ha/cap 0.2775 ha/cap Australia
2000s 1.23 ha/cap 0.635 ha/cap 0.591 ha/cap Australia
2010s 1.3 ha/cap 0.549 ha/cap 0.752 ha/cap Australia
2020s 1.2 ha/cap 0.492 ha/cap 0.71 ha/cap Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Australia or Central Asia?
Australia, at 1.18 ha/cap against 0.48 ha/cap in Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Australia and Central Asia?
0.7 ha/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central Asia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Australia and Central Asia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Central Asia ranks 5th of 232 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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 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.