Australia vs United States: Other land — Area

Australia
266,387 1000 ha
in 2024
United States
171,003 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
United States rank
10th

Other land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 266,387 1000 ha against 171,003 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 95,384 1000 ha.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 259 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1990s 171,317 1000 ha 180,886 1000 ha 9,569 1000 ha United States
2000s 199,142 1000 ha 183,059 1000 ha 16,083 1000 ha Australia
2010s 245,427 1000 ha 168,386 1000 ha 77,042 1000 ha Australia
2020s 261,514 1000 ha 170,309 1000 ha 91,205 1000 ha Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 266,387 1000 ha against 171,003 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Australia and United States?
95,384 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for other land — area?
Australia ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 259 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

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
292 places, 9,862 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.