Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Australia
Australia: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 368,934 Hectares in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
368,934 Hectares
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
485,605 Hectares
in 1985
All-time low
368,934 Hectares
in 2022
Years of data
38
1985–2022
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Australia, 1985–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Australia recorded 368,934 Hectares for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Australia peaked at 485,605 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 368,934 Hectares, in 2022.
That places Australia 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Australia, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 485,605 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 485,168 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 471,019 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 472,034 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 460,503 Hectares | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 464,027 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 462,763 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 465,954 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 460,097 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 469,048 Hectares | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 463,347 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 465,220 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 466,152 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 463,786 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 453,729 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 455,516 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 455,723 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 447,007 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 439,531 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 440,110 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 445,149 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 434,925 Hectares | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 425,449 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 417,288 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 409,029 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 397,451 Hectares | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 391,686 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 405,474 Hectares | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 396,615 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 406,269 Hectares | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 384,558 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 371,078 Hectares | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 393,797 Hectares | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 378,082 Hectares | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 383,802 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 377,002 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 387,265 Hectares | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 368,934 Hectares | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 474,866 Hectares | 460,503 Hectares | 485,605 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 463,412 Hectares | 453,729 Hectares | 469,048 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 436,973 Hectares | 409,029 Hectares | 455,723 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 390,881 Hectares | 371,078 Hectares | 406,269 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 377,734 Hectares | 368,934 Hectares | 387,265 Hectares | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 China 521,196 Hectares compare
- 1 United States 417,826 Hectares compare
- 2 Türkiye 38,619 Hectares compare
- 3 United Kingdom 16,821 Hectares compare
- 3 Brazil 236,759 Hectares compare
- 3 Viet Nam 12,291 Hectares compare
- 4 Russian Federation 215,701 Hectares compare
- 4 Poland 14,172 Hectares compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 214,266 Hectares compare
- 5 Lithuania 2,858 Hectares compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 76.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0042 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -13.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Australia?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Australia was 368,934 Hectares in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 485,605 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,934 Hectares in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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