Permanent crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Permanent crops — Area was 459 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Australia and New Zealand is 459 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 474 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 194.93 1000 ha, in 1978.
That places Australia and New Zealand 68th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 195.67 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 201.34 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 204.69 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 206.9 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 208.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 207.88 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 207.87 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 209.25 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 212.56 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 213.97 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 218.59 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 210.98 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 206.02 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 207.4 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 200.64 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 197.27 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 195 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 194.93 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 198.65 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 203.18 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 207.02 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 202 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 208 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 211 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 216 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 219 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 209 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 269 1000 ha | +28.7% |
| 1989 | 222 1000 ha | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 228 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 220 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 223 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 230 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 246 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 249 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 262 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 276 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 293 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 319 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 346 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 356.83 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 367.67 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 371.5 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 386.33 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 393.17 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 400 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 474 1000 ha | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 448.9 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 440.4 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 447.25 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 454.1 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 427 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 461.2 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 413.7 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 373.3 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 388 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 389 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 402.5 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 421 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 426 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 459 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 457 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 457 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 459 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +28.7% | 209 1000 ha | 269 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206.05 1000 ha | 195.67 1000 ha | 212.56 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 204.34 1000 ha | 194.93 1000 ha | 218.59 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.62 1000 ha | 202 1000 ha | 269 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.6 1000 ha | 220 1000 ha | 319 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 398.48 1000 ha | 346 1000 ha | 474 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.71 1000 ha | 373.3 1000 ha | 461.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 451.6 1000 ha | 426 1000 ha | 459 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °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 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 46.94 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Permanent crops — area in Australia and New Zealand was 459 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 474 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 194.93 1000 ha in 1978.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for permanent crops — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 68th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.