Global meat production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
150th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.1824 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1824 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1824 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2066 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2227 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2318 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2375 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2304 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2233 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.238 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2466 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2694 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.288 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3326 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2864 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3183 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3661 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3836 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4099 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3887 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3454 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3388 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3414 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3448 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3104 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3195 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3418 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3644 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3756 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3597 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.415 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4257 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.429 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4346 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4292 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4155 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4348 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4688 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4736 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5016 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5071 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4887 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5014 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5066 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5298 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5388 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5246 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5188 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5269 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.533 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5467 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5912 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6351 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6466 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6107 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5803 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6201 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6337 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5919 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5748 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5836 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6576 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2244 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1824 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2466 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3366 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2694 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4099 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3442 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3104 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3756 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4325 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4736 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5388 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5924 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5269 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6466 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6267 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5748 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- 151 Sierra Leone 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 152 Iraq 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1824 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Global meat 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.