Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Australia
Australia: Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area was 133 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 133 1000 ha for farm buildings and farmyards — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm buildings and farmyards — area in Australia peaked at 143 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Australia 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 81 1000 ha | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 101 1000 ha | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 143 1000 ha | +41.6% |
| 2017 | 110 1000 ha | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 85.3 1000 ha | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 86.6 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 133 1000 ha | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 133 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.89 1000 ha, 10.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.7 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 143 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 121.6 1000 ha | 76 1000 ha | 133 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm buildings and farmyards — area in Australia?
- Farm buildings and farmyards — area in Australia was 133 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm buildings and farmyards — area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 143 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest farm buildings and farmyards — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for farm buildings and farmyards — area?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is farm buildings and farmyards — area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm buildings and Farmyards — 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.