Australia vs New Zealand: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre
Australia
0.1382 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.1937 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
98th
New Zealand rank
95th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1937 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.1382 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0555 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 98th and New Zealand ranks 95th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.011 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0209 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0137 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0292 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0497 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0475 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0022 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0871 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1398 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0526 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1248 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2453 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1205 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1289 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2336 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1046 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.1937 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.1382 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0555 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 98th and New Zealand ranks 95th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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.