Australia vs Europe: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- Australia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 714,572 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 448,185 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Europe ranks 6th of 240 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 171,317 1000 ha | 752,466 1000 ha | 581,149 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 199,142 1000 ha | 724,533 1000 ha | 525,391 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 245,427 1000 ha | 720,527 1000 ha | 475,100 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 261,514 1000 ha | 713,510 1000 ha | 451,995 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other land — area, Australia or Europe?
- Europe, at 714,572 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other land — area between Australia and Europe?
- 448,185 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Europe rank globally for other land — area?
- Australia ranks 7th and Europe ranks 6th of 240 countries.
- 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
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.