Australia vs North America: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.16 hectares per person against 0.5034 hectares per person in North America, a difference of 0.6566 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.3 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and North America 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 | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.5202 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.9528 hectares per person | 0.2142 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.87 hectares per person | 0.3621 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.2804 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.6355 hectares per person | 0.5805 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.5461 hectares per person | 0.7468 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.19 hectares per person | 0.512 hectares per person | 0.682 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Australia or North America?
- Australia, at 1.16 hectares per person against 0.5034 hectares per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Australia and North America?
- 0.6566 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for arable land?
- Australia ranks 2nd and North America 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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About this data
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.