Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0134 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per capita in Australia is 0.0134 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0453 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Australia ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0453 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0444 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0438 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0432 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0427 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0418 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0415 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0428 1000 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0417 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0395 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0386 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0379 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0372 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.036 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0346 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0346 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.034 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0337 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0332 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0323 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0314 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0312 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0308 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0293 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.029 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0286 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0268 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0263 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0257 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0241 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0236 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0229 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 1000 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.02 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0191 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0183 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.017 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0159 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 1000 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 1000 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0143 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.014 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0136 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0134 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 1000 ha per person | 0.0415 1000 ha per person | 0.0453 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0364 1000 ha per person | 0.034 1000 ha per person | 0.0395 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0307 1000 ha per person | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | 0.0337 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0258 1000 ha per person | 0.0241 1000 ha per person | 0.0272 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0208 1000 ha per person | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 1000 ha per person | 0.0142 1000 ha per person | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0138 1000 ha per person | 0.0134 1000 ha per person | 0.0142 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 401,451 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 54.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0285 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Australia?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Australia was 0.0134 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0453 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.