Australia vs Euro area: Arable land

Australia
1.16 hectares per person
in 2023
Euro area
0.1859 hectares per person
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Euro area rank
2nd

Arable land over time

  • Australia
  • Euro area
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.16 hectares per person against 0.1859 hectares per person in Euro area, a difference of 0.9741 hectares per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 6.3 times Euro area's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Euro area Difference Ahead
1960s 1.54 hectares per person 0.2855 hectares per person 1.25 hectares per person Australia
1970s 1.17 hectares per person 0.2494 hectares per person 0.9176 hectares per person Australia
1980s 1.23 hectares per person 0.2376 hectares per person 0.9945 hectares per person Australia
1990s 1.04 hectares per person 0.2324 hectares per person 0.8059 hectares per person Australia
2000s 1.22 hectares per person 0.2066 hectares per person 1.01 hectares per person Australia
2010s 1.29 hectares per person 0.1957 hectares per person 1.1 hectares per person Australia
2020s 1.19 hectares per person 0.1873 hectares per person 1.01 hectares per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Australia or Euro area?
Australia, at 1.16 hectares per person against 0.1859 hectares per person in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Australia and Euro area?
0.9741 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Euro area?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Euro area rank globally for arable land?
Australia ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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.