Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Australia

Arable land share in Australia in 2023 — 4.03%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2.16 pp.

2023 4.03% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 148of 206
Period maximum 4.16%2014
Period minimum 1.77%1975

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Australia, 1961–20231234519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.87%1963: 2%1965: 2.26%1967: 2.51%1969: 2.56%1971: 2.19%1973: 1.94%1975: 1.77%1977: 1.93%1979: 2.25%1981: 2.37%1983: 2.51%1985: 2.73%1987: 2.55%1989: 2.28%1991: 2.24%1993: 2.23%1995: 2.19%1997: 2.72%1999: 2.99%2001: 3.15%2003: 3.03%2005: 3.44%2007: 3.01%2009: 3.53%2011: 4.13%2013: 4.06%2015: 4.05%2017: 4%2019: 3.97%2021: 4.06%2023: 4.03%
Change over the period: +2.16 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 4.03%
World 10.67%
Australia and New Zealand computed 3.96%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.03 −0.04 pp
2022 4.06 +0 pp
2021 4.06 +0.08 pp
2020 3.98 +0.01 pp
2019 3.97 −0.05 pp
2018 4.03 +0.03 pp
2017 4 +0.09 pp
2016 3.91 −0.14 pp
2015 4.05 −0.11 pp
2014 4.16 +0.1 pp
2013 4.06 −0.05 pp
2012 4.12 −0.01 pp
2011 4.13 +0.79 pp
2010 3.33 −0.2 pp
2009 3.53 +0.41 pp
2008 3.12 +0.11 pp
2007 3.01 −0.14 pp
2006 3.15 −0.28 pp
2005 3.44 +0.09 pp
2004 3.35 +0.33 pp
2003 3.03 −0.06 pp
2002 3.09 −0.06 pp
2001 3.15 +0.09 pp
2000 3.06 +0.06 pp
1999 2.99 +0.21 pp
1998 2.78 +0.06 pp
1997 2.72 +0.22 pp
1996 2.5 +0.31 pp
1995 2.19 −0.13 pp
1994 2.32 +0.1 pp
1993 2.23 +0.12 pp
1992 2.11 −0.13 pp
1991 2.24 +0.03 pp
1990 2.21 −0.07 pp
1989 2.28 −0.08 pp
1988 2.36 −0.19 pp
1987 2.55 −0.14 pp
1986 2.69 −0.04 pp
1985 2.73 −0.1 pp
1984 2.83 +0.32 pp
1983 2.51 −0.03 pp
1982 2.53 +0.16 pp
1981 2.37 +0.06 pp
1980 2.32 +0.07 pp
1979 2.25 +0.08 pp
1978 2.17 +0.23 pp
1977 1.93 +0.05 pp
1976 1.88 +0.12 pp
1975 1.77 −0.16 pp
1974 1.92 −0.02 pp
1973 1.94 −0.28 pp
1972 2.22 +0.02 pp
1971 2.19 −0.21 pp
1970 2.41 −0.15 pp
1969 2.56 −0.23 pp
1968 2.79 +0.28 pp
1967 2.51 +0.06 pp
1966 2.45 +0.19 pp
1965 2.26 +0.13 pp
1964 2.12 +0.12 pp
1963 2 −0.02 pp
1962 2.02 +0.15 pp
1961 1.87

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 4.03 NZ New Zealand 1.97

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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