Australia vs Eastern Europe: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Australia
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.18 ha/cap against 0.69 ha/cap in Eastern Europe, a difference of 0.49 ha/cap.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Eastern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Eastern Europe ranks 2nd of 232 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 ha/cap | 0.8922 ha/cap | 0.6656 ha/cap | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.18 ha/cap | 0.801 ha/cap | 0.375 ha/cap | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.24 ha/cap | 0.732 ha/cap | 0.508 ha/cap | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.04 ha/cap | 0.684 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.23 ha/cap | 0.671 ha/cap | 0.555 ha/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.631 ha/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2 ha/cap | 0.682 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Australia or Eastern Europe?
- Australia, at 1.18 ha/cap against 0.69 ha/cap in Eastern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Australia and Eastern Europe?
- 0.49 ha/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Eastern Europe rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Eastern Europe ranks 2nd 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
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.