How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
194th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.011 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Australia ranks 194th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0131 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0144 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0152 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0188 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0149 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0151 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0193 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0191 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0211 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0235 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0242 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0251 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.029 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0325 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0341 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0355 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0362 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0322 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0339 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0333 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0333 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0342 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0357 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0329 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0334 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0364 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0392 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0365 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.035 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0354 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0352 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0371 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0332 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0352 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0387 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0414 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0414 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0411 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0407 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0456 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0144 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0168 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0137 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0193 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0246 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0341 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0322 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0362 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0358 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0379 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0332 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0414 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0449 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0407 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 191 Lesotho 0.0687 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 192 Austria 0.0669 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 193 Central African Republic 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 195 Algeria 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 196 Bolivia 0.0413 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 197 Belarus 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.