Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Other land — Area

Americas
1.10 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
272,792 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th

Other land — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Australia and New Zealand
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020072024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.10 million 1000 ha against 272,792 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 826,328 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 933,900 1000 ha 174,856 1000 ha 759,044 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.00 million 1000 ha 203,853 1000 ha 796,274 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.04 million 1000 ha 250,988 1000 ha 784,572 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.09 million 1000 ha 267,851 1000 ha 823,413 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
Americas, at 1.10 million 1000 ha against 272,792 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
826,328 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for other land — area?
Americas ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.