Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
61st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.392 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.392 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1994.
Australia ranks 61st of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3824 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3796 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.376 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.367 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.366 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3627 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3315 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.335 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3498 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3494 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3519 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3487 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3497 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3482 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3542 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.358 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3549 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3612 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3703 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3663 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3901 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3869 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3855 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.392 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2212 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2236 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2239 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2376 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2472 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3156 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2959 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2974 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.324 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3309 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3257 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3447 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3403 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3803 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3424 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3592 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3545 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3532 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3532 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.324 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre 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 | -43.6% | 0.392 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2212 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3637 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3315 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3824 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3528 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3482 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3729 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3548 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.392 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2241 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2376 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2851 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3309 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3477 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3803 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3558 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3532 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 58 Cameroon 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 59 Cayman Islands 0.3628 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 62 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3462 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 0.334 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 64 Albania 0.3308 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.392 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.