Country area — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0285 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area, per capita in Australia is 0.0285 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0738 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Australia 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0738 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0721 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0707 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0693 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.068 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0664 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0656 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0645 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0631 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0619 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0598 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0587 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0579 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0564 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0557 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0552 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0545 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0539 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0533 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0527 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0519 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.051 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0503 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0497 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.049 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0483 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0476 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0468 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.046 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0454 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0448 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0443 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0435 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.043 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0425 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.042 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0416 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0411 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0402 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0393 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0388 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0384 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0379 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0372 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0364 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0347 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0341 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0335 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.033 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.032 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0315 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.031 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0301 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0298 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.029 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0285 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0682 1000 ha per person | 0.0631 1000 ha per person | 0.0738 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0567 1000 ha per person | 0.0533 1000 ha per person | 0.0619 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0493 1000 ha per person | 0.046 1000 ha per person | 0.0527 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0432 1000 ha per person | 0.0411 1000 ha per person | 0.0454 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0384 1000 ha per person | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | 0.0407 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0328 1000 ha per person | 0.0306 1000 ha per person | 0.0351 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | 0.0285 1000 ha per person | 0.0302 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0485 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Australia?
- Country area — area, per capita in Australia was 0.0285 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0738 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country 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.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country 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.