Arable land — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Australia is 0.0011 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per person, in 1992.
Australia ranks 2nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0011 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 16.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0011 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 27.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0012 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Australia?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Australia was 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable 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.