Cropland — Share in Land area in Oceania
Oceania: Cropland — Share in Land area was 4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1961–2024
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 32nd out of 32 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.87 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.01 % | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 2 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.11 % | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 2.23 % | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 2.4 % | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 2.46 % | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 2.71 % | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 2.51 % | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 2.37 % | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 2.18 % | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 2.21 % | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.96 % | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.94 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.8 % | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 1.92 % | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.96 % | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.18 % | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 2.26 % | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.32 % | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.37 % | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.52 % | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 2.5 % | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.8 % | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 2.71 % | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.68 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.55 % | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 2.38 % | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.3 % | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.24 % | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.27 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.15 % | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.26 % | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.35 % | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.23 % | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.51 % | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 2.71 % | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.77 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.97 % | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 3.03 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.12 % | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.07 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.01 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.31 % | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3.39 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.13 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.02 % | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.13 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 % | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 3.32 % | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.04 % | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 4.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.99 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.08 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.97 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.85 % | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.93 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.92 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.93 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.01 % | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 29 Isle of Man 40.48 % compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 40.14 % compare
- 31 Czechoslovakia 40.1 % compare
- 32 Benin 38.26 % compare
- 33 Romania 38.19 % compare
- 34 Philippines 37.72 % compare
- 35 Poland 37.67 % compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
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 32nd out of 32 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
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.