Arable land — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Arable land — Area was 32,290 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Oceania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 32,290 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Oceania peaked at 33,065 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14,243 1000 ha, in 1975.
Oceania ranks 26th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,172 1000 ha | 14,998 1000 ha | 22,014 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,563 1000 ha | 14,243 1000 ha | 19,116 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,147 1000 ha | 18,338 1000 ha | 22,578 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,494 1000 ha | 17,063 1000 ha | 23,827 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,407 1000 ha | 24,013 1000 ha | 28,096 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,580 1000 ha | 26,578 1000 ha | 33,065 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,188 1000 ha | 31,675 1000 ha | 32,385 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,516 1000 ha compare
- 24 Ethiopia 16,400 1000 ha compare
- 25 Thailand 15,729 1000 ha compare
- 26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,699 1000 ha compare
- 27 United Republic of Tanzania 13,702 1000 ha compare
- 28 Germany 11,656 1000 ha compare
- 29 Spain 11,384 1000 ha compare
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 arable land — area in Oceania?
- Arable land — area in Oceania was 32,290 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 33,065 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,243 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Oceania rank for arable land — area?
- Oceania ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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.