Country area — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Country area — Area was 800,897 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Australia and New Zealand is 800,897 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 800,897 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 800,897 1000 ha, in 2021.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 1000 ha | 800,897 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)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Country area — area in Australia and New Zealand was 800,897 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 800,897 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 800,897 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for country area — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Country area — 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.