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 14th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,760 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,897 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 15,764 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 16,676 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 17,708 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 19,165 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 19,652 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 21,790 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 20,014 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 18,870 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 17,233 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 17,423 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 15,296 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 15,146 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 13,956 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 14,872 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 15,244 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 17,038 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 17,690 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 18,186 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 18,642 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19,881 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 19,696 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 22,195 1000 ha | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 21,432 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 21,142 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 20,020 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 18,510 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 17,906 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 17,336 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 17,591 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 16,613 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 17,502 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 18,234 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 17,231 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 19,590 1000 ha | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 21,303 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 21,750 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 23,396 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 23,877 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 24,620 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24,152 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 23,674 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 26,177 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 26,837 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 24,627 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 23,556 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 24,447 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27,613 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 26,091 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 32,166 1000 ha | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 32,146 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31,768 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 32,550 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31,569 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 30,598 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 31,243 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 31,492 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31,119 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31,171 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31,881 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31,798 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31,785 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 31,787 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (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 14th out of 248 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.