Cropland — Area per capita in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Cropland — Area per capita was 1.01 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Australia and New Zealand stood at 1.01 ha/cap.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.49 ha/cap in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.8 ha/cap, in 1992.
That places Australia and New Zealand 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.16 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 1.22 ha/cap | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.19 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.23 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.28 ha/cap | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.36 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.37 ha/cap | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.49 ha/cap | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 1.34 ha/cap | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 1.24 ha/cap | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.1 ha/cap | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 1.09 ha/cap | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.94 ha/cap | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.92 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.83 ha/cap | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.88 ha/cap | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.89 ha/cap | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.98 ha/cap | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 ha/cap | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.04 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.09 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.07 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.19 ha/cap | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 1.13 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.03 ha/cap | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.94 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.86 ha/cap | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.85 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.83 ha/cap | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.86 ha/cap | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8 ha/cap | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9 ha/cap | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.97 ha/cap | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.98 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 ha/cap | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.04 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1 ha/cap | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 ha/cap | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.01 ha/cap | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.97 ha/cap | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 ha/cap | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 1 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 ha/cap | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.16 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 ha/cap | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 ha/cap | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 ha/cap | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 ha/cap | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 ha/cap | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 ha/cap | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 ha/cap | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 ha/cap | 1.16 ha/cap | 1.49 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.988 ha/cap | 0.83 ha/cap | 1.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 ha/cap | 0.9 ha/cap | 1.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.889 ha/cap | 0.8 ha/cap | 1.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 ha/cap | 0.95 ha/cap | 1.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 ha/cap | 1 ha/cap | 1.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 ha/cap | 1.01 ha/cap | 1.04 ha/cap | 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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (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)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Australia and New Zealand?
- Cropland — area per capita in Australia and New Zealand was 1.01 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 ha/cap in 1968.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 ha/cap in 1992.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. 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.