Australia vs Northern America: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 663,635 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 397,248 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.5 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 8th of 240 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 171,317 1000 ha | 691,567 1000 ha | 520,250 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 199,142 1000 ha | 696,936 1000 ha | 497,793 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 245,427 1000 ha | 679,863 1000 ha | 434,435 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 261,514 1000 ha | 666,279 1000 ha | 404,765 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other land — area, Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 663,635 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other land — area between Australia and Northern America?
- 397,248 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for other land — area?
- Australia ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 8th 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.