Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 795,163 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 26,334 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 231 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 768,230 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 768,230 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 768,230 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 768,230 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 768,230 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 768,619 1000 ha | 794,954 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 769,127 1000 ha | 795,462 1000 ha | 26,335 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 795,163 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 26,334 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for land area — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. 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.