Permanent crops — Area in Australia
Australia: Permanent crops — Area was 385 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 385 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Australia peaked at 405 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 165 1000 ha, in 1978.
That places Australia 72nd 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, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 172.81 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 178.47 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 180.5 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 182.12 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 183.33 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 182.92 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 182.52 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 183.73 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 186.16 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 186.16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 190 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 184 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 178 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 179 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 174 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 170 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 167 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 165 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 168 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 168 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 170 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 172 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 172 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 173 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 176 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 165 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 223 1000 ha | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 177 1000 ha | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 181 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 174 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 178 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 186 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 200 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 203 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 216 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 229 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 245 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 270 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 296 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 302.83 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 309.67 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 316.5 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 323.33 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 330.17 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 337 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 405 1000 ha | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 379.9 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 369.4 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 376.25 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 383.1 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 355.6 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 390.2 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 346.7 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 306.3 1000 ha | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 321 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 322 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 332 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 347 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 352 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 385 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 385 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 385 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 385 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 385 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.98 1000 ha, 15.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Australia's 385 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.9 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area in Australia 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 | +35.2% | 165 1000 ha | 223 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.4 1000 ha | 172.81 1000 ha | 186.16 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 176.12 1000 ha | 165 1000 ha | 190 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.6 1000 ha | 165 1000 ha | 223 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 208.2 1000 ha | 174 1000 ha | 270 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 336.98 1000 ha | 296 1000 ha | 405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 348.01 1000 ha | 306.3 1000 ha | 390.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 378.4 1000 ha | 352 1000 ha | 385 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 69 Uzbekistan 455.1 1000 ha compare
- 70 South Africa 413 1000 ha compare
- 71 Romania 406 1000 ha compare
- 73 Mozambique 381.92 1000 ha compare
- 74 Costa Rica 377.21 1000 ha compare
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 374.27 1000 ha compare
- 75 Laos 374.27 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Australia?
- Permanent crops — area in Australia was 385 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 405 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 1000 ha in 1978.
- How does Australia rank for permanent crops — area?
- Australia ranks 72nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.