Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre was 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.9003 m3 per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1979 m3 per square kilometre, in 1982.
Australia ranks 150th 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.
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4426 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4263 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4107 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3944 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3794 m3 per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1979 m3 per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2473 m3 per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2734 m3 per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2423 m3 per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2626 m3 per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.285 m3 per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3089 m3 per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3339 m3 per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3589 m3 per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3834 m3 per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.407 m3 per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4304 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4546 m3 per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4801 m3 per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.508 m3 per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9003 m3 per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8918 m3 per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8837 m3 per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8766 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8664 m3 per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7144 m3 per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7623 m3 per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7248 m3 per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7248 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6525 m3 per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6705 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6546 m3 per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6248 m3 per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6282 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6292 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6139 m3 per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6139 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6139 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.53 m3 per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5227 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5339 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5286 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5284 m3 per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5004 m3 per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5004 m3 per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5058 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.54 m3 per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.47 m3 per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +77.2% | 0.508 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9003 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1982 | -39.2% | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1979 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +25.0% | 0.1979 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2473 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3728 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4426 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3254 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2802 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1979 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3339 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5698 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3589 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9003 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7272 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6248 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8766 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5743 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5227 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6292 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5041 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5004 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 147 New Caledonia 0.7282 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 148 Libya 0.6213 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 149 Suriname 0.5483 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 151 Qatar 0.4436 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 152 Iraq 0.2718 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 0.2682 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 wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.5097 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9003 m3 per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1979 m3 per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — 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.
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — 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
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — 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.