Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0125 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0125 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0227 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 ha per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 9th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0149 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0151 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0154 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.017 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0179 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0193 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.019 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0192 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0174 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0176 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0184 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0205 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0175 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0196 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.021 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.02 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0192 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0189 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0186 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0195 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0188 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.019 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0203 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.021 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0218 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.022 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.022 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0225 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0179 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.018 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0138 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.016 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 ha per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0207 ha per person | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.0125 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0227 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.