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Australia: Agricultural land (sq. km)

3.64Msq km · 2024-2.9% since 2014

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Annual figures for Australia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
20243,635,190
20233,635,190
20223,635,190
20213,635,190
20203,557,750
20193,624,770
20183,588,950
20173,718,370
20163,426,020
20153,481,190
20143,744,230
20133,717,750
20123,870,760
20113,961,210
20103,763,720
20093,842,570
20083,892,880
20073,983,555
20064,093,020
20054,102,300
20043,949,060
20034,395,000
20024,470,000
20014,557,000
20004,554,690
19994,536,930
19984,638,810
19974,622,330
19964,652,300
19954,633,880
19944,691,430
19934,600,970
19924,660,040
19914,627,820
19904,644,370
19894,671,040
19884,720,520
19874,710,200
19864,685,410
19854,867,910
19844,865,580
19834,837,890
19824,907,720
19814,955,650
19804,956,380
19794,932,380
19784,961,000
19774,915,100
19765,007,420
19754,995,470
19745,003,570
19734,978,970
19724,998,150
19714,995,361.667
19704,934,324.985
19695,108,880.189
19685,135,695.611
19674,895,805.639
19664,870,285.257
19654,862,591.91
19644,819,038.096
19634,793,695.782
19624,765,929.315
19614,744,844.445

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Agricultural land (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-agricultural-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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