Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Other land — Area

Asia
953,273 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
272,792 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th

Other land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Asia currently reports 953,273 1000 ha against 272,792 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 680,481 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 22 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 948,146 1000 ha 174,856 1000 ha 773,290 1000 ha Asia
2000s 948,863 1000 ha 203,853 1000 ha 745,010 1000 ha Asia
2010s 953,506 1000 ha 250,988 1000 ha 702,518 1000 ha Asia
2020s 953,113 1000 ha 267,851 1000 ha 685,262 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
Asia, at 953,273 1000 ha against 272,792 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
680,481 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for other land — area?
Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 22 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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About this data

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
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.