Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
All-time low
0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Australia 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0646 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0504 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Poland 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Germany 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Namibia 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Pakistan 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.