Cropland — Area per capita in Oceania
Oceania: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.74 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Oceania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Oceania is 0.74 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Oceania peaked at 1.23 ha/cap in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.65 ha/cap, in 1995.
That places Oceania 1st out of 34 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 ha/cap | 0.98 ha/cap | 1.23 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.832 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 1.03 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.867 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 0.97 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.718 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 0.82 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.797 ha/cap | 0.73 ha/cap | 0.85 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.825 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 0.9 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.754 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 0.77 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 381,004 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.95 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 849,270 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 856,056 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.42 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.85 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Oceania?
- Cropland — area per capita in Oceania was 0.74 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 ha/cap in 1968.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 ha/cap in 1995.
- How does Oceania rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Oceania ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.