Other land — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Other land — Area was 284,512 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 284,512 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Oceania peaked at 287,236 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 180,336 1000 ha, in 1994.
Oceania ranks 17th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 183,902 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 185,845 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 182,911 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 189,090 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 180,336 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 186,369 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 184,803 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 188,094 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 186,705 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 197,173 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 195,674 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 195,792 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 204,836 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 212,694 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 212,236 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 207,544 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 218,286 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 227,785 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 236,225 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 244,543 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 255,274 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 243,927 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 248,020 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 256,712 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 246,760 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 287,236 1000 ha | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 282,982 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 259,999 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 275,711 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 269,994 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 276,827 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 266,420 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 285,062 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 284,978 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 284,512 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186,523 1000 ha | 180,336 1000 ha | 197,173 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 215,562 1000 ha | 195,674 1000 ha | 244,543 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,662 1000 ha | 243,927 1000 ha | 287,236 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,560 1000 ha | 266,420 1000 ha | 285,062 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 104,432 1000 ha compare
- 15 Egypt 95,312 1000 ha compare
- 16 Niger 78,991 1000 ha compare
- 17 Chad 71,843 1000 ha compare
- 18 Mali 69,764 1000 ha compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha compare
- 20 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 68.92 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Oceania?
- Other land — area in Oceania was 284,512 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 287,236 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,336 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Oceania rank for other land — area?
- Oceania ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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.