Other land — Area in Australia

Australia: Other land — Area was 266,387 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
266,387 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 240 countries
All-time high
269,809 1000 ha
in 2015
All-time low
165,179 1000 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Australia, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 169.2k 1000 ha1991: 171.0k 1000 ha1992: 168.0k 1000 ha1993: 174.1k 1000 ha1994: 165.2k 1000 ha1995: 171.1k 1000 ha1996: 169.4k 1000 ha1997: 172.6k 1000 ha1998: 171.1k 1000 ha1999: 181.5k 1000 ha2000: 179.9k 1000 ha2001: 179.8k 1000 ha2002: 188.7k 1000 ha2003: 196.3k 1000 ha2004: 195.9k 1000 ha2005: 191.0k 1000 ha2006: 201.4k 1000 ha2007: 211.1k 1000 ha2008: 219.4k 1000 ha2009: 227.9k 1000 ha2010: 238.5k 1000 ha2011: 227.1k 1000 ha2012: 231.1k 1000 ha2013: 239.6k 1000 ha2014: 229.7k 1000 ha2015: 269.8k 1000 ha2016: 265.5k 1000 ha2017: 242.6k 1000 ha2018: 258.1k 1000 ha2019: 252.3k 1000 ha2020: 258.9k 1000 ha2021: 248.6k 1000 ha2022: 266.9k 1000 ha2023: 266.8k 1000 ha2024: 266.4k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, other land — area in Australia stood at 266,387 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Australia peaked at 269,809 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 165,179 1000 ha, in 1994.

Australia ranks 7th of 240 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 171,317 1000 ha 165,179 1000 ha 181,463 1000 ha 10
2000s 199,142 1000 ha 179,796 1000 ha 227,856 1000 ha 10
2010s 245,427 1000 ha 227,119 1000 ha 269,809 1000 ha 10
2020s 261,514 1000 ha 248,592 1000 ha 266,869 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 China 321,456 1000 ha compare
  2. 4 China, mainland 321,456 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 Australia and New Zealand 272,792 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Algeria 195,162 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Libya 160,398 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 Argentina 143,771 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Australia?
Other land — area in Australia was 266,387 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 269,809 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 165,179 1000 ha in 1994.
How does Australia rank for other land — area?
Australia ranks 7th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.