Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia

Australia: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.2885 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2885 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
3rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7328 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2885 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia, 1961–2023

00.20.40.60.8196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2885 sq. km per person for land area in square kilometers, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.7328 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2885 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Australia ranks 3rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.7328 sq. km per person
1962 0.7152 sq. km per person -2.4%
1963 0.7016 sq. km per person -1.9%
1964 0.6879 sq. km per person -1.9%
1965 0.6746 sq. km per person -1.9%
1966 0.6594 sq. km per person -2.3%
1967 0.6511 sq. km per person -1.3%
1968 0.6397 sq. km per person -1.7%
1969 0.6265 sq. km per person -2.1%
1970 0.6142 sq. km per person -2.0%
1971 0.5938 sq. km per person -3.3%
1972 0.583 sq. km per person -1.8%
1973 0.5742 sq. km per person -1.5%
1974 0.5598 sq. km per person -2.5%
1975 0.553 sq. km per person -1.2%
1976 0.5474 sq. km per person -1.0%
1977 0.5413 sq. km per person -1.1%
1978 0.5351 sq. km per person -1.2%
1979 0.5293 sq. km per person -1.1%
1980 0.5229 sq. km per person -1.2%
1981 0.5148 sq. km per person -1.5%
1982 0.5059 sq. km per person -1.7%
1983 0.4991 sq. km per person -1.4%
1984 0.4931 sq. km per person -1.2%
1985 0.4866 sq. km per person -1.3%
1986 0.4796 sq. km per person -1.4%
1987 0.4724 sq. km per person -1.5%
1988 0.4647 sq. km per person -1.6%
1989 0.4569 sq. km per person -1.7%
1990 0.4502 sq. km per person -1.5%
1991 0.4445 sq. km per person -1.3%
1992 0.4395 sq. km per person -1.1%
1993 0.4356 sq. km per person -0.9%
1994 0.4315 sq. km per person -1.0%
1995 0.4267 sq. km per person -1.1%
1996 0.4215 sq. km per person -1.2%
1997 0.417 sq. km per person -1.1%
1998 0.4129 sq. km per person -1.0%
1999 0.4084 sq. km per person -1.1%
2000 0.4037 sq. km per person -1.1%
2001 0.3986 sq. km per person -1.3%
2002 0.3941 sq. km per person -1.1%
2003 0.3896 sq. km per person -1.1%
2004 0.3854 sq. km per person -1.1%
2005 0.3807 sq. km per person -1.2%
2006 0.3756 sq. km per person -1.3%
2007 0.3689 sq. km per person -1.8%
2008 0.3615 sq. km per person -2.0%
2009 0.3542 sq. km per person -2.0%
2010 0.3487 sq. km per person -1.5%
2011 0.3439 sq. km per person -1.4%
2012 0.3379 sq. km per person -1.7%
2013 0.3322 sq. km per person -1.7%
2014 0.3272 sq. km per person -1.5%
2015 0.3226 sq. km per person -1.4%
2016 0.318 sq. km per person -1.4%
2017 0.3128 sq. km per person -1.6%
2018 0.3081 sq. km per person -1.5%
2019 0.3036 sq. km per person -1.5%
2020 0.2999 sq. km per person -1.2%
2021 0.2995 sq. km per person -0.1%
2022 0.2956 sq. km per person -1.3%
2023 0.2885 sq. km per person -2.4%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.2885 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 42.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.2885 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 sq. km per person, 40.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6765 sq. km per person 0.6265 sq. km per person 0.7328 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.5631 sq. km per person 0.5293 sq. km per person 0.6142 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.4896 sq. km per person 0.4569 sq. km per person 0.5229 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.4288 sq. km per person 0.4084 sq. km per person 0.4502 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.3812 sq. km per person 0.3542 sq. km per person 0.4037 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.3255 sq. km per person 0.3036 sq. km per person 0.3487 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.2959 sq. km per person 0.2885 sq. km per person 0.2999 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Greenland 7.22 sq. km per person compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 0.4477 sq. km per person compare
  3. 4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
  4. 5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare
  5. 6 Guyana 0.2555 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Australia was 0.2885 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7328 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2885 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Australia rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.