Australia Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Australia arable land for 2018 was 30,974,000, a 0.72% increase from 2017.
- Australia arable land for 2017 was 30,752,000, a 2.31% increase from 2016.
- Australia arable land for 2016 was 30,057,000, a 3.32% decline from 2015.
- Australia arable land for 2015 was 31,090,700, a 2.72% decline from 2014.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
United States |
157,736,800 |
Argentina |
39,200,000 |
Canada |
38,687,000 |
Australia |
30,974,000 |
France |
18,126,400 |
Spain |
11,884,252 |
Germany |
11,731,000 |
Poland |
11,009,000 |
Italy |
6,723,000 |
United Kingdom |
6,037,787 |
Hungary |
4,324,000 |
Japan |
4,142,000 |
Saudi Arabia |
3,437,000 |
Sweden |
2,550,000 |
Czech Republic |
2,484,000 |
Denmark |
2,392,000 |
Finland |
2,244,000 |
Greece |
2,136,600 |
Lithuania |
2,115,000 |
Uruguay |
1,976,900 |
South Korea |
1,374,000 |
Slovak Republic |
1,348,000 |
Austria |
1,327,150 |
Latvia |
1,295,000 |
Chile |
1,213,000 |
Netherlands |
1,021,000 |
Portugal |
919,180 |
Belgium |
850,000 |
Croatia |
804,000 |
Norway |
803,210 |
Estonia |
688,000 |
Panama |
565,000 |
New Zealand |
491,000 |
Ireland |
451,000 |
Switzerland |
398,139 |
Israel |
383,500 |
Slovenia |
181,780 |
Iceland |
121,000 |
Cyprus |
104,005 |
Oman |
76,660 |
Luxembourg |
62,114 |
Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
UAE |
42,300 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
25,000 |
Isle of Man |
23,100 |
Qatar |
14,000 |
Malta |
9,070 |
Bahamas |
8,000 |
Kuwait |
8,000 |
Barbados |
7,000 |
New Caledonia |
5,970 |
Brunei |
5,000 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
5,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4,000 |
Channel Islands |
3,820 |
Faroe Islands |
3,000 |
Hong Kong |
3,000 |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
Liechtenstein |
2,160 |
Aruba |
2,000 |
San Marino |
1,985 |
Bahrain |
1,600 |
Guam |
1,000 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
1,000 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
1,000 |
British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
Andorra |
830 |
Singapore |
560 |
Bermuda |
300 |
Palau |
300 |
Cayman Islands |
200 |
Seychelles |
150 |
Australia Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2018 |
30,974,000 |
1.24 |
4.03% |
2017 |
30,752,000 |
1.25 |
4.00% |
2016 |
30,057,000 |
1.24 |
3.91% |
2015 |
31,090,700 |
1.31 |
4.05% |
2014 |
31,960,300 |
1.36 |
4.16% |
2013 |
31,220,800 |
1.35 |
4.06% |
2012 |
31,637,400 |
1.39 |
4.12% |
2011 |
31,694,900 |
1.42 |
4.13% |
2010 |
25,450,200 |
1.16 |
3.31% |
2009 |
27,141,600 |
1.25 |
3.53% |
2008 |
23,994,100 |
1.13 |
3.12% |
2007 |
23,125,000 |
1.11 |
3.01% |
2006 |
24,228,000 |
1.17 |
3.15% |
2005 |
26,402,000 |
1.29 |
3.44% |
2004 |
25,743,000 |
1.28 |
3.35% |
2003 |
23,240,000 |
1.17 |
3.03% |
2002 |
23,735,000 |
1.21 |
3.09% |
2001 |
24,200,000 |
1.25 |
3.15% |
2000 |
23,473,000 |
1.23 |
3.06% |
1999 |
22,994,000 |
1.21 |
2.99% |
1998 |
21,350,000 |
1.14 |
2.78% |
1997 |
20,904,000 |
1.13 |
2.72% |
1996 |
19,193,000 |
1.05 |
2.50% |
1995 |
16,837,000 |
0.93 |
2.19% |
1994 |
17,843,000 |
1.00 |
2.32% |
1993 |
17,111,000 |
0.97 |
2.23% |
1992 |
16,226,000 |
0.93 |
2.11% |
1991 |
17,208,000 |
1.00 |
2.24% |
1990 |
16,956,000 |
0.99 |
2.21% |
1989 |
17,527,000 |
1.04 |
2.28% |
1988 |
18,136,000 |
1.10 |
2.36% |
1987 |
19,600,000 |
1.21 |
2.55% |
1986 |
20,677,000 |
1.29 |
2.69% |
1985 |
20,963,000 |
1.33 |
2.73% |
1984 |
21,739,000 |
1.40 |
2.83% |
1983 |
19,249,000 |
1.25 |
2.51% |
1982 |
19,443,000 |
1.28 |
2.53% |
1981 |
18,226,000 |
1.22 |
2.37% |
1980 |
17,786,000 |
1.21 |
2.32% |
1979 |
17,270,000 |
1.19 |
2.25% |
1978 |
16,635,000 |
1.16 |
2.17% |
1977 |
14,843,000 |
1.05 |
1.93% |
1976 |
14,472,000 |
1.03 |
1.88% |
1975 |
13,573,000 |
0.98 |
1.77% |
1974 |
14,778,000 |
1.08 |
1.92% |
1973 |
14,924,000 |
1.12 |
1.94% |
1972 |
17,047,000 |
1.29 |
2.22% |
1971 |
16,857,000 |
1.30 |
2.19% |
1970 |
18,493,981 |
1.48 |
2.41% |
1969 |
19,636,044 |
1.60 |
2.56% |
1968 |
21,411,463 |
1.78 |
2.79% |
1967 |
19,273,838 |
1.63 |
2.51% |
1966 |
18,785,365 |
1.61 |
2.45% |
1965 |
17,327,635 |
1.52 |
2.26% |
1964 |
16,296,055 |
1.46 |
2.12% |
1963 |
15,383,456 |
1.40 |
2.00% |
1962 |
15,515,793 |
1.44 |
2.02% |
1961 |
14,378,586 |
1.37 |
1.87% |