Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.005 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.005 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 162nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 159 Libya 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 160 Bahrain 0.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 163 Iceland 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mauritania 0.0037 ha per square kilometre compare
- 165 Qatar 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.005 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.