Arable land — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Arable land — Area was 31,787 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — 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 31,787 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 32,550 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13,956 1000 ha, in 1975.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,936 1000 ha | 14,760 1000 ha | 21,790 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,277 1000 ha | 13,956 1000 ha | 18,870 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,761 1000 ha | 17,906 1000 ha | 22,195 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,055 1000 ha | 16,613 1000 ha | 23,396 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,958 1000 ha | 23,556 1000 ha | 27,613 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,074 1000 ha | 26,091 1000 ha | 32,550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,684 1000 ha | 31,171 1000 ha | 31,881 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 373,213 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 795,163 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 378,628 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.52 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 46.94 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Arable land — area in Australia and New Zealand was 31,787 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 32,550 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,956 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for arable land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Arable 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.