What is land area in hectares in Australia?

Land area in hectares in Australia was 769.20 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 769.20 million hectares in 2016.

What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 768.23 million hectares in 1961.

How does Australia rank for land area in hectares?

Australia ranks 7th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in hectares in Australia

Name: Land area in hectares in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Land area in hectares was 769.20 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

769.20 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

7th

of 238 countries

All-time high

769.20 million hectares

in 2016

All-time low

768.23 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Australia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Australia recorded 769.20 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Australia peaked at 769.20 million hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 768.23 million hectares, in 1961.

Australia ranks 7th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Land area in hectares in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Land area in hectares in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	768.23 million hectares	—
1962	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2012	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2015	768.23 million hectares	+0.0%
2016	769.20 million hectares	+0.1%
2017	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%
2018	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%
2021	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%
2023	769.20 million hectares	+0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

Australia's 769.20 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million hectares, 252.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Australia's 769.20 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.83 million hectares, 421.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	9
1970s	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	10
1980s	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	10
1990s	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	10
2000s	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	10
2010s	768.62 million hectares	768.23 million hectares	769.20 million hectares	10
2020s	769.20 million hectares	769.20 million hectares	769.20 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Australia

4 United States 914.74 million hectares compare
5 Canada 878.87 million hectares compare
6 Brazil 835.81 million hectares compare
8 India 297.32 million hectares compare
9 Argentina 273.67 million hectares compare
10 Kazakhstan 269.97 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

More reference data data for Australia

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Australia?: Land area in hectares in Australia was 769.20 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 769.20 million hectares in 2016.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 768.23 million hectares in 1961.
How does Australia rank for land area in hectares?: Australia ranks 7th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area in hectares
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.