Australia Arable Land 1961-2024
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 2021 was 31,265,000, a 2.03% increase from 2020.
- Australia arable land for 2020 was 30,644,000, a 0.23% increase from 2019.
- Australia arable land for 2019 was 30,573,000, a 1.29% decline from 2018.
- Australia arable land for 2018 was 30,974,000, a 0.72% increase from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
United States |
157,736,800 |
Argentina |
42,208,760 |
Canada |
38,259,000 |
Australia |
31,265,000 |
France |
17,956,560 |
Germany |
11,658,000 |
Spain |
11,550,053 |
Poland |
11,078,760 |
Italy |
7,192,812 |
United Kingdom |
6,009,804 |
Hungary |
4,139,704 |
Japan |
4,086,000 |
Saudi Arabia |
3,430,000 |
Sweden |
2,535,170 |
Czech Republic |
2,475,335 |
Denmark |
2,357,000 |
Lithuania |
2,279,000 |
Finland |
2,243,000 |
Greece |
2,131,930 |
Uruguay |
2,030,605 |
Latvia |
1,362,000 |
South Korea |
1,343,000 |
Slovak Republic |
1,326,000 |
Austria |
1,319,765 |
Chile |
1,313,900 |
Netherlands |
1,003,000 |
Portugal |
965,234 |
Belgium |
865,640 |
Croatia |
857,000 |
Norway |
804,000 |
Estonia |
700,000 |
New Zealand |
616,000 |
Panama |
565,000 |
Ireland |
436,000 |
Switzerland |
395,465 |
Israel |
377,000 |
Slovenia |
180,950 |
Iceland |
121,000 |
Cyprus |
95,157 |
Oman |
82,610 |
Luxembourg |
62,472 |
UAE |
50,300 |
Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
25,000 |
Isle of Man |
23,200 |
Qatar |
21,000 |
Bahamas |
8,000 |
Kuwait |
8,000 |
Malta |
7,800 |
Barbados |
7,000 |
New Caledonia |
5,970 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
5,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4,000 |
Brunei |
4,000 |
Channel Islands |
3,630 |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
Bahrain |
2,100 |
Aruba |
2,000 |
Hong Kong |
2,000 |
San Marino |
1,985 |
Liechtenstein |
1,730 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
Guam |
1,000 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
900 |
Andorra |
748 |
Singapore |
560 |
Bermuda |
300 |
Palau |
300 |
Cayman Islands |
200 |
Seychelles |
150 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
80 |
Faroe Islands |
70 |
Australia Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2021 |
31,265,000 |
1.22 |
4.06% |
2020 |
30,644,000 |
1.19 |
3.98% |
2019 |
30,573,000 |
1.21 |
3.97% |
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 |
25,591,750 |
1.16 |
3.33% |
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 |
1.18 |
3.15% |
2005 |
26,402,000 |
1.31 |
3.44% |
2004 |
25,743,000 |
1.29 |
3.35% |
2003 |
23,240,000 |
1.18 |
3.03% |
2002 |
23,735,000 |
1.22 |
3.09% |
2001 |
24,200,000 |
1.26 |
3.15% |
2000 |
23,473,000 |
1.23 |
3.06% |
1999 |
22,994,000 |
1.22 |
2.99% |
1998 |
21,350,000 |
1.15 |
2.78% |
1997 |
20,904,000 |
1.13 |
2.72% |
1996 |
19,193,000 |
1.05 |
2.50% |
1995 |
16,837,000 |
0.94 |
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% |