Australia vs South America: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.75 million 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 979,411 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.3 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th of 267 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 768,230 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 981,250 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 768,230 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 981,255 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 768,230 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 981,260 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 768,230 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 980,672 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 768,230 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 978,387 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 768,619 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 977,922 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 769,127 1000 ha | 1.75 million 1000 ha | 979,139 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 1.75 million 1000 ha against 768,829 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Australia and South America?
- 979,411 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for land area — area?
- Australia ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th 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.