Australia vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Land area — Area

Australia
768,829 1000 ha
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
2.02 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
7th

Land area — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 2.02 million 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 1.25 million 1000 ha.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.6 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th of 231 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 768,230 1000 ha 2.02 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
1970s 768,230 1000 ha 2.02 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
1980s 768,230 1000 ha 2.02 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
1990s 768,230 1000 ha 2.02 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 768,230 1000 ha 2.01 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 768,619 1000 ha 2.01 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 769,127 1000 ha 2.02 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Australia or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 2.02 million 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
1.25 million 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for land area — area?
Australia ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 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.