Australia vs United States: Agricultural area over the long-term
Australia
350.71 million hectares
in 2025
United States
418.11 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 418.11 million hectares against 350.71 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 67.40 million hectares.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | United States |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | United States |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | United States |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | United States |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | United States |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | United States |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | United States |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 4.94 million hectares | 4.94 million hectares | United States |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 6.13 million hectares | 6.13 million hectares | United States |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 7.41 million hectares | 7.41 million hectares | United States |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 8.79 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | United States |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 10.56 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | United States |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 12.31 million hectares | 12.31 million hectares | United States |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 15.30 million hectares | 15.30 million hectares | United States |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 17.57 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | United States |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | United States |
| 1790s | 255,951 hectares | 23.69 million hectares | 23.44 million hectares | United States |
| 1800s | 409,716 hectares | 29.83 million hectares | 29.43 million hectares | United States |
| 1810s | 950,299 hectares | 35.64 million hectares | 34.69 million hectares | United States |
| 1820s | 1.66 million hectares | 42.71 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | United States |
| 1830s | 2.95 million hectares | 51.68 million hectares | 48.73 million hectares | United States |
| 1840s | 5.37 million hectares | 62.65 million hectares | 57.28 million hectares | United States |
| 1850s | 10.01 million hectares | 74.63 million hectares | 64.62 million hectares | United States |
| 1860s | 18.95 million hectares | 103.61 million hectares | 84.67 million hectares | United States |
| 1870s | 30.38 million hectares | 107.22 million hectares | 76.84 million hectares | United States |
| 1880s | 44.34 million hectares | 175.20 million hectares | 130.86 million hectares | United States |
| 1890s | 67.61 million hectares | 208.93 million hectares | 141.32 million hectares | United States |
| 1900s | 97.56 million hectares | 289.62 million hectares | 192.06 million hectares | United States |
| 1910s | 132.53 million hectares | 319.87 million hectares | 187.34 million hectares | United States |
| 1920s | 173.45 million hectares | 340.56 million hectares | 167.11 million hectares | United States |
| 1930s | 228.52 million hectares | 370.05 million hectares | 141.53 million hectares | United States |
| 1940s | 275.70 million hectares | 403.37 million hectares | 127.67 million hectares | United States |
| 1950s | 380.00 million hectares | 442.94 million hectares | 62.94 million hectares | United States |
| 1960s | 436.57 million hectares | 439.60 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | United States |
| 1970s | 441.09 million hectares | 432.06 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | Australia |
| 1980s | 434.20 million hectares | 429.42 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | Australia |
| 1990s | 411.73 million hectares | 420.32 million hectares | 8.59 million hectares | United States |
| 2000s | 386.43 million hectares | 413.32 million hectares | 26.89 million hectares | United States |
| 2010s | 352.91 million hectares | 416.24 million hectares | 63.33 million hectares | United States |
| 2020s | 348.28 million hectares | 418.11 million hectares | 69.83 million hectares | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 418.11 million hectares against 350.71 million hectares in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Australia and United States?
- 67.40 million hectares, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.