Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 3.74 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.74 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
142nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
4.85 m3 per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
1.74 m3 per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 3.74 m3 per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 4.85 m3 per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.74 m3 per square kilometre, in 1962.
Australia ranks 142nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.84 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.74 m3 per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.79 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.86 m3 per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.85 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.84 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.82 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.84 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.82 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.89 m3 per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.83 m3 per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.82 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.87 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.08 m3 per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 2.04 m3 per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.17 m3 per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 2.19 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.4 m3 per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 2.44 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.18 m3 per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 2.31 m3 per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 2.5 m3 per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 2.57 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.55 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.6 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.59 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.7 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.65 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.69 m3 per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.85 m3 per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 3.03 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 3.16 m3 per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.17 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 3.65 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 3.6 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.06 m3 per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 4.05 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.87 m3 per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.11 m3 per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.16 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.16 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.14 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.95 m3 per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 3.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.09 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.68 m3 per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 3.56 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.91 m3 per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 4.09 m3 per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.44 m3 per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.85 m3 per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 4.83 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.77 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.34 m3 per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.03 m3 per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.89 m3 per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.74 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.74 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.18 m3 per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.74 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.94 m3 per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 m3 per square kilometre | 1.74 m3 per square kilometre | 1.86 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 m3 per square kilometre | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | 2.19 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 m3 per square kilometre | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | 2.6 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1 m3 per square kilometre | 2.65 m3 per square kilometre | 3.65 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 m3 per square kilometre | 3.87 m3 per square kilometre | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 m3 per square kilometre | 3.56 m3 per square kilometre | 4.85 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 m3 per square kilometre | 3.74 m3 per square kilometre | 4.34 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 139 Central African Republic 4.57 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kiribati 4.43 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 141 Algeria 3.82 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 143 Suriname 3.38 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 144 Mauritius 2.78 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 145 Namibia 2.38 m3 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 roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Australia was 3.74 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 m3 per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 m3 per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production 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.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production 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
Roundwood — Production 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.