Cropland — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Cropland — Area was 32,246 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 32,246 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 32,964 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14,160 1000 ha, in 1975.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,144 1000 ha | 14,957 1000 ha | 22,001 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,483 1000 ha | 14,160 1000 ha | 19,086 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,977 1000 ha | 18,128 1000 ha | 22,406 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,309 1000 ha | 16,836 1000 ha | 23,715 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,356 1000 ha | 24,030 1000 ha | 28,053 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,492 1000 ha | 26,538 1000 ha | 32,964 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,136 1000 ha | 31,597 1000 ha | 32,340 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 373,213 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 795,163 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 378,628 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.52 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 46.94 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Cropland — area in Australia and New Zealand was 32,246 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 32,964 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,160 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for cropland — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cropland — 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.