Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Australia
Australia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 8.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8.6 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Australia peaked at 8.93 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.72 %, in 1975.
That places Australia 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.58 % | 3.03 % | 4.17 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2 % | 2.72 % | 3.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 % | 3.59 % | 4.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.03 % | 3.48 % | 5.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 % | 5.15 % | 7.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.29 % | 6.8 % | 8.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 % | 8.6 % | 8.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 200 Eritrea 9.09 % compare
- 201 Sao Tome and Principe 9.04 % compare
- 202 French Polynesia 8.73 % compare
- 204 Australia and New Zealand 8.52 % compare
- 205 South Sudan 8.48 % compare
- 206 Cayman Islands 7.41 % compare
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Australia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Australia was 8.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 % in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Australia ranks 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.