Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Australia and New Zealand

Agricultural land share in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 — 46.88%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14.49 pp.

2023 46.88% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 66.3%1968
Period minimum 44.4%2016

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Australia and New Zealand, 1961–20234050607019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 61.37%1963: 62%1965: 62.87%1967: 63.28%1969: 65.95%1971: 64.52%1973: 64.36%1975: 64.63%1977: 63.66%1979: 63.89%1981: 64.28%1983: 62.72%1985: 63.08%1987: 61.08%1989: 60.56%1991: 59.98%1993: 59.6%1995: 59.97%1997: 59.79%1999: 58.67%2001: 58.89%2003: 56.81%2005: 53.1%2007: 51.58%2009: 49.81%2011: 51.29%2013: 48.19%2015: 45.16%2017: 48.08%2019: 46.86%2021: 46.97%2023: 46.88%
Change over the period: −14.49 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 46.88%
World 36.93%
Agricultural land share — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 46.88 −0.04 pp
2022 46.92 −0.05 pp
2021 46.97 +0.98 pp
2020 46 −0.87 pp
2019 46.86 +0.43 pp
2018 46.43 −1.65 pp
2017 48.08 +3.68 pp
2016 44.4 −0.76 pp
2015 45.16 −3.36 pp
2014 48.52 +0.33 pp
2013 48.19 −1.94 pp
2012 50.13 −1.16 pp
2011 51.29 +2.48 pp
2010 48.8 −1 pp
2009 49.81 −0.62 pp
2008 50.43 −1.16 pp
2007 51.58 −1.36 pp
2006 52.94 −0.16 pp
2005 53.1 +1.91 pp
2004 51.2 −5.61 pp
2003 56.81 −0.96 pp
2002 57.77 −1.11 pp
2001 58.89 +0.01 pp
2000 58.88 +0.2 pp
1999 58.67 −1.3 pp
1998 59.97 +0.19 pp
1997 59.79 −0.4 pp
1996 60.18 +0.21 pp
1995 59.97 −0.74 pp
1994 60.72 +1.12 pp
1993 59.6 −0.76 pp
1992 60.36 +0.39 pp
1991 59.98 −0.23 pp
1990 60.2 −0.36 pp
1989 60.56 −0.63 pp
1988 61.2 +0.12 pp
1987 61.08 +0.3 pp
1986 60.78 −2.3 pp
1985 63.08 +0.02 pp
1984 63.06 +0.33 pp
1983 62.72 −0.88 pp
1982 63.61 −0.67 pp
1981 64.28 +0.07 pp
1980 64.22 +0.32 pp
1979 63.89 −0.37 pp
1978 64.26 +0.61 pp
1977 63.66 −1.17 pp
1976 64.83 +0.2 pp
1975 64.63 −0.04 pp
1974 64.67 +0.31 pp
1973 64.36 −0.24 pp
1972 64.6 +0.09 pp
1971 64.52 +0.77 pp
1970 63.75 −2.2 pp
1969 65.95 −0.36 pp
1968 66.3 +3.02 pp
1967 63.28 +0.32 pp
1966 62.96 +0.09 pp
1965 62.87 +0.54 pp
1964 62.33 +0.32 pp
1963 62 +0.35 pp
1962 61.65 +0.28 pp
1961 61.37

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.