Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0003 ha per person for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0007 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Australia 45th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | +75.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +75.1% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.