Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0004 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 279.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Australia 100th out of 117 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0004 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0004 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0069 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +68.3% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 97 Sweden 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Mongolia 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Slovakia 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Canada 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Norway 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Madagascar 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 100th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 279.0%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.