Australia vs World: Land area — Area, per capita
Australia
0.0283 1000 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0016 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
World rank
2nd
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0283 1000 ha per person against 0.0016 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0267 1000 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 17.7 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0677 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0637 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0563 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0531 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.049 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0462 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0429 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0406 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0381 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0361 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0308 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0293 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0277 1000 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 0.0283 1000 ha per person against 0.0016 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Australia and World?
- 0.0267 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.