Queensland grew an average of 3.86 million hectares of crops per year for the last 10 years. The data distinguishes between summer and winter-growing crops, with winter crop area exceeding summer crop area annually. It is provided by the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term trends in total agricultural land use based on the 10-year average.
- Compare seasonal cropping patterns based on the distinction between summer and winter crops.
- Model agricultural land pressure based on the reported annual crop area.
- Inform regional agricultural policy based on the geographic scope of Queensland.
Strengths
- Provides a specific 10-year average of 3.86 million hectares.
- Distinguishes between summer and winter crop seasons.
- Explicitly states a consistent annual pattern where winter crop area exceeds summer crop area.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Time Range
- Last 10 years (as of dataset creation).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-12 03:34:27.634851; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Queensland, Australia.