Australia Arable Land 1960-2024

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
  • Australia arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • Australia arable land for 2021 was 31,265,000, a 2.03% increase from 2020.
  • Australia arable land for 2020 was 30,644,000, a 0.23% increase from 2019.
  • Australia arable land for 2019 was 30,573,000, a 1.29% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Australia Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 31,265,000 1.22 4.06%
2020 30,644,000 1.19 3.98%
2019 30,573,000 1.21 3.97%
2018 30,974,000 1.24 4.03%
2017 30,752,000 1.25 4.00%
2016 30,057,000 1.24 3.91%
2015 31,090,700 1.31 4.05%
2014 31,960,300 1.36 4.16%
2013 31,220,800 1.35 4.06%
2012 31,637,400 1.39 4.12%
2011 31,694,900 1.42 4.13%
2010 25,591,750 1.16 3.33%
2009 27,141,600 1.25 3.53%
2008 23,994,100 1.13 3.12%
2007 23,125,000 1.11 3.01%
2006 24,228,000 1.18 3.15%
2005 26,402,000 1.31 3.44%
2004 25,743,000 1.29 3.35%
2003 23,240,000 1.18 3.03%
2002 23,735,000 1.22 3.09%
2001 24,200,000 1.26 3.15%
2000 23,473,000 1.23 3.06%
1999 22,994,000 1.22 2.99%
1998 21,350,000 1.15 2.78%
1997 20,904,000 1.13 2.72%
1996 19,193,000 1.05 2.50%
1995 16,837,000 0.94 2.19%
1994 17,843,000 1.00 2.32%
1993 17,111,000 0.97 2.23%
1992 16,226,000 0.93 2.11%
1991 17,208,000 1.00 2.24%
1990 16,956,000 0.99 2.21%
1989 17,527,000 1.04 2.28%
1988 18,136,000 1.10 2.36%
1987 19,600,000 1.21 2.55%
1986 20,677,000 1.29 2.69%
1985 20,963,000 1.33 2.73%
1984 21,739,000 1.40 2.83%
1983 19,249,000 1.25 2.51%
1982 19,443,000 1.28 2.53%
1981 18,226,000 1.22 2.37%
1980 17,786,000 1.21 2.32%
1979 17,270,000 1.19 2.25%
1978 16,635,000 1.16 2.17%
1977 14,843,000 1.05 1.93%
1976 14,472,000 1.03 1.88%
1975 13,573,000 0.98 1.77%
1974 14,778,000 1.08 1.92%
1973 14,924,000 1.12 1.94%
1972 17,047,000 1.29 2.22%
1971 16,857,000 1.30 2.19%
1970 18,493,981 1.48 2.41%
1969 19,636,044 1.60 2.56%
1968 21,411,463 1.78 2.79%
1967 19,273,838 1.63 2.51%
1966 18,785,365 1.61 2.45%
1965 17,327,635 1.52 2.26%
1964 16,296,055 1.46 2.12%
1963 15,383,456 1.40 2.00%
1962 15,515,793 1.44 2.02%
1961 14,378,586 1.37 1.87%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%