Cropland — Share in Land area in Oceania

Oceania: Cropland — Share in Land area was 4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
36th
of 36 groups
All-time high
4.08 %
in 2014
All-time low
1.8 %
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Oceania stood at 4 %.

That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Oceania peaked at 4.08 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8 %, in 1975.

That places Oceania 36th out of 36 groups 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.26 % 1.87 % 2.71 % 9
1970s 2.08 % 1.8 % 2.37 % 10
1980s 2.51 % 2.3 % 2.8 % 10
1990s 2.45 % 2.15 % 2.97 % 10
2000s 3.17 % 3.01 % 3.5 % 10
2010s 3.91 % 3.32 % 4.08 % 10
2020s 3.99 % 3.93 % 4.01 % 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 33 Poland 37.67 % compare
  2. 34 Serbia and Montenegro 37.47 % compare
  3. 35 Mauritius 37.36 % compare
  4. 36 Lithuania 37.21 % compare
  5. 37 Viet Nam 37.17 % compare
  6. 38 Cuba 34.31 % compare
  7. 39 Germany 33.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Oceania?
Cropland — share in land area in Oceania was 4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 4.08 % in 2014.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8 % in 1975.
How does Oceania rank for cropland — share in land area?
Oceania ranks 36th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.