Arable land — Area in Australia
Australia: Arable land — Area was 31,265 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 31,265 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Australia peaked at 31,960 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13,573 1000 ha, in 1975.
That places Australia 15th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,379 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,516 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 15,384 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 16,296 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 17,328 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 18,785 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 19,274 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 21,412 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 19,636 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 18,494 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 16,857 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 17,047 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 14,924 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 14,778 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 13,573 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 14,472 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 14,843 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 16,635 1000 ha | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 17,270 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 17,786 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 18,226 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19,443 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 19,249 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 21,739 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 20,963 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 20,677 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 19,600 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 18,136 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 17,527 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 16,956 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 17,208 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 16,226 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 17,111 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 17,843 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 16,837 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 19,193 1000 ha | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 20,904 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 21,350 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 22,994 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 23,473 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 24,217 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 23,750 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 23,258 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 25,757 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 26,412 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 24,228 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 23,125 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 23,994 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27,142 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 25,592 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 31,695 1000 ha | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 31,637 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31,221 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 31,960 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31,091 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 30,057 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 30,752 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30,974 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30,573 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 30,644 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31,265 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31,265 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31,265 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31,265 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 31,265 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 181.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 31,265 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.15 1000 ha, 332.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,556 1000 ha | 14,379 1000 ha | 21,412 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,889 1000 ha | 13,573 1000 ha | 18,494 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,335 1000 ha | 17,527 1000 ha | 21,739 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,662 1000 ha | 16,226 1000 ha | 22,994 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,536 1000 ha | 23,125 1000 ha | 27,142 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,555 1000 ha | 25,592 1000 ha | 31,960 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,141 1000 ha | 30,644 1000 ha | 31,265 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Australia?
- Arable land — area in Australia was 31,265 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,960 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,573 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for arable land — area?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.