Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand is 0.12 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.12 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.04 %, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 190th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 % | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 % | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 % | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 % | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 % | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.08 % | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 % | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 % | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.12 % | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.12 % | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.12 % | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1 % | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.11 % | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 % | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.11 % | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 % | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.044 % | 0.04 % | 0.06 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.054 % | 0.05 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.093 % | 0.07 % | 0.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.11 % | 0.1 % | 0.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 % | 0.12 % | 0.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 187 Sudan 0.19 % compare
- 188 Zambia 0.17 % compare
- 189 Saudi Arabia 0.16 % compare
- 191 Australia 0.11 % compare
- 192 Sudan (former) 0.1 % compare
- 192 Sweden 0.1 % compare
- 192 Turkmenistan 0.1 % compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand was 0.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.