Australia’s farmland is mostly still Australian-owned : the latest figures I found say foreign investors hold about 13% of Australian agricultural land, or roughly 50.26 million hectares.

A few useful context points:

  • Earlier official reporting put foreign-held agricultural land at 13.8% in 2019.
  • Public fact-checks citing official 2023 data say Chinese investors hold about 2.1% of Australia’s agricultural land, making them the largest single foreign country group, just ahead of the UK at 2.0%.
  • So if your question is “how much is owned by investors” in the foreign sense, a solid current answer is about one-eighth of farmland.

Why the numbers vary

The headline figure depends on what is being counted. Some sources track foreign ownership , while others track foreign interest or land held through leasehold arrangements, which can make the totals look different.

Quick takeaway

If you want the shortest version: around 13% of Australia’s farmland is owned by foreign investors.

Bottom line

That means roughly 87% remains in Australian hands , so investor ownership is significant, but it is not the majority.