Australia vs India: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 768,829 1000 ha against 297,319 1000 ha in India, a difference of 471,510 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.6 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and India ranks 12th of 267 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 768,230 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 470,911 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 768,230 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 470,911 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 768,230 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 470,911 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 768,230 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 470,911 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 768,230 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 470,911 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 768,619 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 471,300 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 769,127 1000 ha | 297,319 1000 ha | 471,808 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 768,829 1000 ha against 297,319 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Australia and India?
- 471,510 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for land area — area?
- Australia ranks 11th and India ranks 12th of 267 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.