Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Australia 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +35.2% | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 160 Turkmenistan 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 161 Kazakhstan 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 162 Zambia 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 164 Somalia 0 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 165 Djibouti 0 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 166 Chad 0 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Australia rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.