Australia vs Europe: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Australia
- Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.18 ha/cap against 0.38 ha/cap in Europe, a difference of 0.8 ha/cap.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.1 times Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 6th of 250 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 ha/cap | 0.5711 ha/cap | 0.9867 ha/cap | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.18 ha/cap | 0.517 ha/cap | 0.659 ha/cap | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.24 ha/cap | 0.483 ha/cap | 0.757 ha/cap | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.04 ha/cap | 0.434 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.23 ha/cap | 0.404 ha/cap | 0.822 ha/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.911 ha/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.822 ha/cap | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Australia or Europe?
- Australia, at 1.18 ha/cap against 0.38 ha/cap in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Australia and Europe?
- 0.8 ha/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Europe rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 6th 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.