Land area — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0283 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Australia is 0.0283 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 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0733 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Australia 3rd 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.
Land area — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0733 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0715 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0702 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0688 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0675 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0659 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0651 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.064 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0626 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0614 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0594 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0583 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0574 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.056 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0553 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0547 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0541 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0535 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0529 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0523 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0515 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0506 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0499 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0493 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0487 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.048 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0472 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0465 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0457 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.045 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0444 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.044 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0436 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0431 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0427 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0422 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0417 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0413 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0408 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0404 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0399 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0394 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.039 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0385 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0376 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0369 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0354 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0338 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0332 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0318 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0313 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0308 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0304 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.03 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0299 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0296 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0289 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0283 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0677 1000 ha per person | 0.0626 1000 ha per person | 0.0733 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0563 1000 ha per person | 0.0529 1000 ha per person | 0.0614 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.049 1000 ha per person | 0.0457 1000 ha per person | 0.0523 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0429 1000 ha per person | 0.0408 1000 ha per person | 0.045 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0381 1000 ha per person | 0.0354 1000 ha per person | 0.0404 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | 0.0304 1000 ha per person | 0.0349 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0293 1000 ha per person | 0.0283 1000 ha per person | 0.03 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 land area — area, per capita in Australia?
- Land area — area, per capita in Australia was 0.0283 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0733 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land 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.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land 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
Land 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.