Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.102 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.102 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.2802 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0925 Square kilometres per person, in 1998.
That places Australia 6th out of 181 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 — Other areas, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2802 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2715 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2638 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2564 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2476 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2414 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2362 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2121 Square kilometres per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2099 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2197 Square kilometres per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2037 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.202 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1952 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1934 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1906 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.195 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1895 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1895 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1855 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1827 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1827 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1848 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1808 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1783 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1871 Square kilometres per person | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1827 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1792 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1791 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0996 Square kilometres per person | -44.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0994 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0966 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0992 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0932 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0955 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0935 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0942 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0925 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.097 Square kilometres per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0951 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0974 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1002 Square kilometres per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1216 Square kilometres per person | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1127 Square kilometres per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1117 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1151 Square kilometres per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1172 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1172 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1191 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1083 Square kilometres per person | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1101 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1145 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1114 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1205 Square kilometres per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1209 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1071 Square kilometres per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1107 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1076 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1089 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1058 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1044 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.102 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.102 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 60.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.102 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 65.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -44.4% | 0.1791 Square kilometres per person | 0.0996 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2465 Square kilometres per person | 0.2099 Square kilometres per person | 0.2802 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1986 Square kilometres per person | 0.1895 Square kilometres per person | 0.2197 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1823 Square kilometres per person | 0.1783 Square kilometres per person | 0.1871 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0961 Square kilometres per person | 0.0925 Square kilometres per person | 0.0996 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | 0.1216 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.113 Square kilometres per person | 0.1071 Square kilometres per person | 0.1209 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1053 Square kilometres per person | 0.102 Square kilometres per person | 0.1089 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Iceland 0.2176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 4 Namibia 0.1252 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Canada 0.1186 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Mongolia 0.0983 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Central African Republic 0.0668 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.0642 Square kilometres per person 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 — other areas, per capita in Australia?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Australia was 0.102 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2802 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0925 Square kilometres per person in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.