Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.6576 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6576 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
131st
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.6576 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1824 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.6576 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.6576 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1824 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 131st out of 171 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.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1824 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2066 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2227 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2318 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2375 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2304 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2233 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.238 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2466 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2694 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.288 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3234 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3326 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2864 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3183 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3661 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3836 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4099 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3887 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3454 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3388 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3414 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3448 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3104 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3195 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3418 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3644 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3756 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3597 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3987 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.415 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4257 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.429 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4346 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4292 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4155 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4348 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4688 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4736 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4826 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5016 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5071 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4887 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5014 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5066 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5298 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5388 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5246 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5188 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5269 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.533 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5467 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5912 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6351 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6466 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6107 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5803 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6201 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6337 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5919 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5748 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5836 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6576 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6576 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6576 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.69 t per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2244 t per square kilometre | 0.1824 t per square kilometre | 0.2466 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3366 t per square kilometre | 0.2694 t per square kilometre | 0.4099 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3442 t per square kilometre | 0.3104 t per square kilometre | 0.3756 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4325 t per square kilometre | 0.3987 t per square kilometre | 0.4736 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.51 t per square kilometre | 0.4826 t per square kilometre | 0.5388 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5924 t per square kilometre | 0.5269 t per square kilometre | 0.6466 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.602 t per square kilometre | 0.5748 t per square kilometre | 0.6576 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 128 Iraq 0.6871 t per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 0.6699 t per square kilometre compare
- 130 Saudi Arabia 0.6682 t per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bahamas 0.6548 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Canada 0.598 t per square kilometre compare
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5832 t 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 meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.6576 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6576 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1824 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 131st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — 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.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — 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
Meat, Total — 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.