Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Australia 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 126 Fiji 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Ecuador 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Samoa 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 South Sudan 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Angola 0.0037 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.