Australia vs United States: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- Australia
- United States
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
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.