Agricultural land in Australia
Agricultural land made up 47.3% of the land area of Australia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
Australia, 2024
47.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
40.1%
Position in 2024
68th of 208
Agricultural land in Australia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.3% | – |
| 2023 | 47.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 47.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.7%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 68th highest value.
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17.4%
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Cereal yield
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2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.33e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
3.2%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
1.92e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
78.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
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