total: 83,871 sq km
land: 82,445 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
Climate; hot and dry
one of the largest six nations that is completely surrounded by water
Australia was last measured at 0.05 in 2011
Pasture for grazing accounted for the greatest amount of irrigated land at 538,000 hectares followed by cotton at 359,000 hectares. These two commodities accounted for 46% of all water used for irrigation in Australia in 2010-11
Total renewable water resources: 492 cu km (2011)
Total freshwater withdraw; 3.7
Australia experiences a range of natural disasters including bush-fires, floods, severe storms, earthquakes and landslides
Environment current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources
6202.0 - Labor Force, Australia, Dec 2014
Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
land: 82,445 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
Climate; hot and dry
one of the largest six nations that is completely surrounded by water
Australia was last measured at 0.05 in 2011
Pasture for grazing accounted for the greatest amount of irrigated land at 538,000 hectares followed by cotton at 359,000 hectares. These two commodities accounted for 46% of all water used for irrigation in Australia in 2010-11
Total renewable water resources: 492 cu km (2011)
Total freshwater withdraw; 3.7
Australia experiences a range of natural disasters including bush-fires, floods, severe storms, earthquakes and landslides
Environment current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources
6202.0 - Labor Force, Australia, Dec 2014
Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry