Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.2904 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2904 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.7385 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2904 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Australia stood at 0.2904 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.7385 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2904 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 4th 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 — Total area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7385 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7207 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.707 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6932 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6798 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6644 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6561 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6446 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6313 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.619 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5984 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5875 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5786 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5641 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5572 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5516 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5455 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5392 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5334 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5269 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5187 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5098 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5029 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4969 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4903 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4833 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.476 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4683 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4604 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4536 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4479 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4429 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.439 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4348 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.43 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4248 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4202 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.416 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4115 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4068 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4016 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3971 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3925 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3884 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3837 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3785 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3717 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3643 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3569 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3514 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3465 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3405 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3347 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3298 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.325 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.32 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3148 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3101 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3056 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3018 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3014 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2975 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2904 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2904 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 40.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2904 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 40.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 Square kilometres per person | 0.6313 Square kilometres per person | 0.7385 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5674 Square kilometres per person | 0.5334 Square kilometres per person | 0.619 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4933 Square kilometres per person | 0.4604 Square kilometres per person | 0.5269 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4321 Square kilometres per person | 0.4115 Square kilometres per person | 0.4536 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3841 Square kilometres per person | 0.3569 Square kilometres per person | 0.4068 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3278 Square kilometres per person | 0.3056 Square kilometres per person | 0.3514 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2978 Square kilometres per person | 0.2904 Square kilometres per person | 0.3018 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Greenland 7.22 Square kilometres per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 0.4493 Square kilometres per person compare
- 3 Canada 0.3904 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Namibia 0.2782 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Iceland 0.2671 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2605 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 — total area, per capita in Australia?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Australia was 0.2904 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7385 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2904 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.