Australia vs Germany: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre

Australia
47.22 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
47.47 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
69th
Germany rank
68th

Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 47.47 hectares per square kilometre against 47.22 hectares per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.25 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 69th and Germany ranks 68th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 63.63 hectares per square kilometre 55.58 hectares per square kilometre 8.05 hectares per square kilometre Australia
1970s 64.72 hectares per square kilometre 53.89 hectares per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre Australia
1980s 62.71 hectares per square kilometre 52.34 hectares per square kilometre 10.38 hectares per square kilometre Australia
1990s 60.28 hectares per square kilometre 49.59 hectares per square kilometre 10.69 hectares per square kilometre Australia
2000s 54.46 hectares per square kilometre 48.69 hectares per square kilometre 5.77 hectares per square kilometre Australia
2010s 48 hectares per square kilometre 47.82 hectares per square kilometre 0.1819 hectares per square kilometre Australia
2020s 47 hectares per square kilometre 47.49 hectares per square kilometre 0.4888 hectares per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Australia or Germany?
Germany, at 47.47 hectares per square kilometre against 47.22 hectares per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Australia and Germany?
0.25 hectares per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 69th and Germany ranks 68th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,060 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.