Australia vs North America: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

Australia
0.7157 hectares per person
in 2024
North America
0.1418 hectares per person
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
North America rank
2nd

Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • North America
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.7157 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in North America, a difference of 0.5739 hectares per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 5.0 times North America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 2nd and North America ranks 2nd of 181 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 0.9393 hectares per person 0.3788 hectares per person 0.5605 hectares per person Australia
1970s 0.9417 hectares per person 0.3551 hectares per person 0.5866 hectares per person Australia
1980s 1.02 hectares per person 0.3383 hectares per person 0.6775 hectares per person Australia
1990s 0.806 hectares per person 0.2799 hectares per person 0.5261 hectares per person Australia
2000s 0.9476 hectares per person 0.2258 hectares per person 0.7217 hectares per person Australia
2010s 0.7587 hectares per person 0.2003 hectares per person 0.5584 hectares per person Australia
2020s 0.708 hectares per person 0.1772 hectares per person 0.5308 hectares per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Australia or North America?
Australia, at 0.7157 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Australia and North America?
0.5739 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and North America rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Australia ranks 2nd and North America ranks 2nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.