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 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,998 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,138 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 16,002 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 16,914 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 17,948 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 19,403 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 19,888 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 22,014 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 20,246 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 19,116 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 17,486 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 17,684 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 15,563 1000 ha | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 15,419 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 14,243 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 15,169 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 15,555 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 17,370 1000 ha | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 18,029 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 18,528 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 18,995 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 20,244 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 20,069 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 22,578 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 21,828 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 21,540 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 20,426 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 18,928 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 18,338 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 17,780 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 18,047 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 17,063 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 17,948 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 18,676 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 17,666 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 20,022 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 21,732 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 22,179 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 23,827 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 24,303 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 25,048 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24,586 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 24,110 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 26,614 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 27,280 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25,084 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 24,013 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 24,932 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 28,096 1000 ha | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 26,578 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 32,656 1000 ha | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 32,640 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 32,264 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 33,065 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 32,091 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 31,119 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 31,760 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 32,002 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31,625 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31,675 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 32,385 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32,302 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 32,288 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,290 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °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 5.00 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 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 32 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.