Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Australia
Australia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3331 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Australia stood at 0.3331.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Australia peaked at 1.08 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2758, in 2022.
Australia ranks 95th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9239 | 0.8174 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6437 | 0.5089 | 0.8813 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5677 | 0.4738 | 0.7479 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4105 | 0.3544 | 0.5285 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4433 | 0.3737 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4438 | 0.3481 | 0.5402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3274 | 0.2758 | 0.3867 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Australia?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Australia was 0.3331 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2758 in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Australia ranks 95th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).