Asia vs Australia: Other land — Area

Asia
953,273 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia
266,387 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Australia rank
7th

Other land — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Australia
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020072024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 953,273 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 686,886 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.6 times Australia's.

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

Asia ranks 5th and Australia ranks 7th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia Difference Ahead
1990s 948,146 1000 ha 171,317 1000 ha 776,829 1000 ha Asia
2000s 948,863 1000 ha 199,142 1000 ha 749,721 1000 ha Asia
2010s 953,506 1000 ha 245,427 1000 ha 708,079 1000 ha Asia
2020s 953,113 1000 ha 261,514 1000 ha 691,599 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Asia or Australia?
Asia, at 953,273 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Asia and Australia?
686,886 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and Australia rank globally for other land — area?
Asia ranks 5th and Australia ranks 7th of 36 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.