Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.2885 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2885 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
3rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.7328 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2885 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2885 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.7328 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2885 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 3rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7328 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7152 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7016 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6879 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6746 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6594 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6511 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6397 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6265 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6142 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.583 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5742 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5598 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.553 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5474 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5413 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5351 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5293 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5229 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5148 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5059 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4991 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4931 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4866 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4796 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4724 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4647 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4569 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4502 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4445 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4395 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4356 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4315 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4267 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4215 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.417 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4129 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4084 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4037 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3986 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3941 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3896 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3854 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3807 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3756 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3689 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3615 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3542 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3487 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3439 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3379 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3322 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3272 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3226 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.318 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3128 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3081 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3036 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2999 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2995 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2956 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2885 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2885 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 42.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2885 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 40.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6765 Square kilometres per person | 0.6265 Square kilometres per person | 0.7328 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5631 Square kilometres per person | 0.5293 Square kilometres per person | 0.6142 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4896 Square kilometres per person | 0.4569 Square kilometres per person | 0.5229 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4288 Square kilometres per person | 0.4084 Square kilometres per person | 0.4502 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3812 Square kilometres per person | 0.3542 Square kilometres per person | 0.4037 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3255 Square kilometres per person | 0.3036 Square kilometres per person | 0.3487 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2959 Square kilometres per person | 0.2885 Square kilometres per person | 0.2999 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 — land area, per capita in Australia?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Australia was 0.2885 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7328 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2885 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — 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.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — 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.