Agriculture — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Agriculture — Area was 378,628 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 378,628 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 526,819 1000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 376,626 1000 ha, in 2015.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,086 1000 ha | 487,648 1000 ha | 526,819 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 511,032 1000 ha | 505,787 1000 ha | 515,096 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 496,265 1000 ha | 481,206 1000 ha | 510,754 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 476,297 1000 ha | 466,191 1000 ha | 482,430 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 448,736 1000 ha | 420,520 1000 ha | 467,883 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 401,832 1000 ha | 376,626 1000 ha | 421,045 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,111 1000 ha | 378,628 1000 ha | 397,441 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Agriculture — area in Australia and New Zealand was 378,628 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 526,819 1000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,626 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for agriculture — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — 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.