Other land — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Other land — Area was 272,792 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 272,792 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 275,584 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 168,663 1000 ha, in 1994.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174,856 1000 ha | 168,663 1000 ha | 185,497 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 203,853 1000 ha | 183,997 1000 ha | 232,851 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 250,988 1000 ha | 232,234 1000 ha | 275,584 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,851 1000 ha | 254,717 1000 ha | 273,354 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Other land — area in Australia and New Zealand was 272,792 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 275,584 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,663 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for other land — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other 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.