Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.043 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.043 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
79th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.059 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0204 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.043 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.059 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0204 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 79th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0555 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 76 Azerbaijan 0.0543 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Romania 0.0541 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Congo 0.0534 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Uruguay 0.0406 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Mozambique 0.039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 0.0381 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.043 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.059 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 79th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.