Land use hidden — Land area in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Land area was 7.69 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Land area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7.69 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Australia peaked at 7.69 million Square kilometres in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.68 million Square kilometres, in 1961.
Australia ranks 7th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 million Square kilometres | 7.68 million Square kilometres | 7.69 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.69 million Square kilometres | 7.69 million Square kilometres | 7.69 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 United States 9.15 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Canada 8.79 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 8.36 million Square kilometres compare
- 8 India 2.97 million Square kilometres compare
- 9 Argentina 2.74 million Square kilometres compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 2.70 million Square kilometres 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0019 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area in Australia?
- Land use hidden — land area in Australia was 7.69 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 million Square kilometres in 2016.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata