Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.001 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Australia ranks 99th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 ha per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0126 ha per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +75.4% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 96 Guyana 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Saudi Arabia 0.0014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Sudan 0.0011 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Libya 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Sweden 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Canada 0.0008 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 99th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.