Land area — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Land area — Area was 795,163 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 795,163 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 795,537 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 794,565 1000 ha, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,954 1000 ha | 794,565 1000 ha | 795,537 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 795,462 1000 ha | 795,163 1000 ha | 795,537 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Cropland — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Land area — area in Australia and New Zealand was 795,163 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 795,537 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 794,565 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for land area — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Land area — 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.