Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Australia
Australia: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.2847 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2847 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.7385 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2847 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2847 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.7385 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2847 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Australia ranks 4th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7385 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7207 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.707 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6932 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6798 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6644 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6561 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6446 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6313 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.619 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5984 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5875 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5786 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5641 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5572 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5516 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5455 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5392 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5334 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5269 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5187 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5098 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5029 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4969 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4903 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4833 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.476 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4683 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4604 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4536 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4479 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4429 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.439 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4348 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.43 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4248 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4202 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.416 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4115 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4068 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4016 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3971 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3925 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3884 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3837 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3785 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3717 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3643 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3569 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3514 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3465 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3405 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3347 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3298 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.325 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.32 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3148 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3101 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3056 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3018 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3014 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2975 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2904 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2847 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2847 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 33.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2847 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 39.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 sq. km per person | 0.6313 sq. km per person | 0.7385 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5674 sq. km per person | 0.5334 sq. km per person | 0.619 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4933 sq. km per person | 0.4604 sq. km per person | 0.5269 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4321 sq. km per person | 0.4115 sq. km per person | 0.4536 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3841 sq. km per person | 0.3569 sq. km per person | 0.4068 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3278 sq. km per person | 0.3056 sq. km per person | 0.3514 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2952 sq. km per person | 0.2847 sq. km per person | 0.3018 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Australia?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Australia was 0.2847 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7385 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2847 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.