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Land use

Australia — 41 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 6% arable land; NEGL% permanent crops; 58% meadows and pastures; 14% forest and woodland; 22% other; includes NEGL% irrigated
1991 arable land 6%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 58%; forest and woodland 14%; other 22%; includes irrigated NEGL%
1992 arable land 6%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 58%; forest and woodland 14%; other 22%; includes irrigated NEGL%
1993 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 58% forest and woodland: 14% other: 22%
1994 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 58% forest and woodland: 14% other: 22%
1995 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 58% forest and woodland: 14% other: 22%
1996 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 58% forest and woodland: 14% other: 22%
1997 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 54% forests and woodland: 19% other : 21% (1993 est.)
1998 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 54% forests and woodland: 19% other: 21% (1993 est.)
1999 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 54% forests and woodland: 19% other: 21% (1993 est.)
2000 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 54% forests and woodland: 19% other: 21% (1993 est.)
2001 arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 54% forests and woodland: 19% other: 21% (1993 est.)
2002 arable land: 6.88% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 93.09% (1998 est.)
2003 arable land: 6.88% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 93.09% (1998 est.)
2004 arable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.41% (2001)
2005 arable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.41% (2001)
2006 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2007 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2008 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2009 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2010 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2011 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2012 arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
2013 arable land: 6.16% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.05% other: 93.79% (2011)
2014 arable land: 6.16% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.05% other: 93.79% (2011)
2015 agricultural land: 53.4% | arable land 6.2%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 47.1% | forest: 19.3% | other: 27.3% (2011 est.)
2016 agricultural land: 53.4% | arable land 6.2%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 47.1% | forest: 19.3% | other: 27.3% (2011 est.)
2017 agricultural land: 53.4% | arable land 6.2%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 47.1% | forest: 19.3% | other: 27.3% (2011 est.)
2018 agricultural land: 52.9% (2014 est.) | arable land: 11.6% (2014 est.) / permanent crops: 0.09% (2014 est.) / permanent pasture: 88.4% (2014 est.) | forest: 16.2% (2014 est.) | other: 30.9% (2014 est.)
2019 agricultural land: 52.9% (2016 est.) | arable land: 11.6% (2016 est.) / permanent crops: 0.09% (2016 est.) / permanent pasture: 88.4% (2016 est.) | forest: 16.2% (2016 est.) | other: 30.9% (2016 est.)
2020 agricultural land: 52.9% (2016 est.) | arable land: 11.6% (2016 est.) / permanent crops: 0.09% (2016 est.) / permanent pasture: 88.4% (2016 est.) | forest: 16.2% (2016 est.) | other: 30.9% (2016 est.)
2021 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2021 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2022 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2022 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2023 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2023 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2024 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2024 agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.) forest: 17.42% (2018 est.) other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
2025 agricultural land: 47.2% (2023 est.) arable land: 4% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 43.1% (2023 est.) forest: 17.3% (2023 est.) other: 35.4% (2023 est.)
2025 agricultural land: 47.2% (2023 est.) arable land: 4% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 43.1% (2023 est.) forest: 17.3% (2023 est.) other: 35.4% (2023 est.)