Australia vs OECD America: Land use hidden — Other areas

Australia
2.72 million Square kilometres
in 2023
OECD America
7.46 million Square kilometres
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
OECD America rank
1st

Land use hidden — Other areas over time

  • Australia
  • OECD America
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

OECD America currently reports 7.46 million Square kilometres against 2.72 million Square kilometres in Australia, a difference of 4.74 million Square kilometres.

That makes OECD America's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD America has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and OECD America ranks 1st of 202 countries.

OECD America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia OECD America Difference Ahead
1960s 2.79 million Square kilometres 15.40 million Square kilometres 12.60 million Square kilometres OECD America
1970s 2.71 million Square kilometres 15.41 million Square kilometres 12.70 million Square kilometres OECD America
1980s 2.86 million Square kilometres 15.41 million Square kilometres 12.55 million Square kilometres OECD America
1990s 1.72 million Square kilometres 7.44 million Square kilometres 5.72 million Square kilometres OECD America
2000s 2.19 million Square kilometres 7.55 million Square kilometres 5.36 million Square kilometres OECD America
2010s 2.67 million Square kilometres 7.53 million Square kilometres 4.85 million Square kilometres OECD America
2020s 2.74 million Square kilometres 7.47 million Square kilometres 4.73 million Square kilometres OECD America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, Australia or OECD America?
OECD America, at 7.46 million Square kilometres against 2.72 million Square kilometres in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between Australia and OECD America?
4.74 million Square kilometres, with OECD America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and OECD America rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
Australia ranks 4th and OECD America ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,416 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata