Land use hidden — Cropland in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Cropland was 313,747 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Australia stood at 313,747 Square kilometres.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Australia peaked at 323,070 Square kilometres in 2014 and was at its lowest, 137,470 Square kilometres, in 1975.
That places Australia 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177,379 Square kilometres | 145,514 Square kilometres | 215,952 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 160,654 Square kilometres | 137,470 Square kilometres | 186,801 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 195,112 Square kilometres | 177,040 Square kilometres | 219,110 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 188,704 Square kilometres | 164,040 Square kilometres | 232,640 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,726 Square kilometres | 235,300 Square kilometres | 275,110 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,032 Square kilometres | 259,680 Square kilometres | 323,070 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,177 Square kilometres | 309,960 Square kilometres | 316,500 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Australia?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Australia was 313,747 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 323,070 Square kilometres in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,470 Square kilometres in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata