Other land — Area in Australia
Australia: Other land — Area was 266,387 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Australia, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.