Land use hidden — Land area in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Land area was 7.69 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
7.69 million Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
7.69 million Square kilometres
in 2016
All-time low
7.68 million Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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%.
Land use hidden — Land area in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.68 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.69 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7.69 million Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,640 Square kilometres, 355.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7.69 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,280 Square kilometres, 420.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.27 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Canada 8.79 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 769,630 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 55,960 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 8.36 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 313,429 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Poland 306,270 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Moldova 32,930 Square kilometres compare
- 8 India 2.97 million Square kilometres compare
- 8 Lesotho 30,360 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 183,630 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Lithuania 62,600 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Argentina 2.74 million Square kilometres compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Latvia 62,230 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Fiji 18,270 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)
- 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 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