Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Oceania
Oceania: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 44.22 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 44.22 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Oceania peaked at 62.25 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 41.85 %, in 2016.
Oceania ranks 13th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.33 % | 57.63 % | 62.25 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.41 % | 59.8 % | 60.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7 % | 56.94 % | 60.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.37 % | 55.19 % | 57.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.95 % | 46.9 % | 55.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.02 % | 41.85 % | 48.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.05 % | 43.35 % | 44.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 381,004 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.95 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 849,270 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 856,056 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.42 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.85 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,010 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 341,585 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Oceania?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Oceania was 44.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 62.25 % in 1968.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.85 % in 2016.
- How does Oceania rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Oceania ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.