Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0118 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0118 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
2nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.018 Square kilometres per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.0094 Square kilometres per person
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0118 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.018 Square kilometres per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 Square kilometres per person, in 1992.
That places Australia 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0118 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 14.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0118 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 Square kilometres per person, 9.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Australia?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Australia was 0.0118 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 Square kilometres per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 Square kilometres per person in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.