Land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia
Australia: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.2885 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia is 0.2885 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.7328 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2885 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 3rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7328 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7152 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7016 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6879 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6746 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6594 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6511 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6397 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6265 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6142 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5938 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.583 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5742 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5598 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.553 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5474 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5413 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5351 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5293 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5229 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5148 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5059 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4991 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4931 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4866 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4796 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4724 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4647 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4569 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4502 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4445 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4395 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4356 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4315 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4267 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4215 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.417 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4129 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4084 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4037 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3986 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3941 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3896 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3854 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3807 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3756 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3689 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3615 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3542 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3487 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3439 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3379 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3322 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3272 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3226 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.318 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3128 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3081 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3036 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2999 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2995 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2956 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2885 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6765 sq. km per person | 0.6265 sq. km per person | 0.7328 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5631 sq. km per person | 0.5293 sq. km per person | 0.6142 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4896 sq. km per person | 0.4569 sq. km per person | 0.5229 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4288 sq. km per person | 0.4084 sq. km per person | 0.4502 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3812 sq. km per person | 0.3542 sq. km per person | 0.4037 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3255 sq. km per person | 0.3036 sq. km per person | 0.3487 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2959 sq. km per person | 0.2885 sq. km per person | 0.2999 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Australia was 0.2885 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7328 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2885 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.