Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.8415 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8415 units per square kilometre for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 1.39 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2033 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.352 units per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1971 | 0.352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4607 units per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4816 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5086 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5423 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5792 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6173 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6599 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6973 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7279 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7616 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8053 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8463 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8873 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9231 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9659 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.806 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7092 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8733 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8332 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8415 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8415 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.47 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8415 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.02 units per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +34.5% | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | 0.352 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +30.9% | 0.352 units per square kilometre | 0.4607 units per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +28.7% | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | 0.2616 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2357 units per square kilometre | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4332 units per square kilometre | 0.352 units per square kilometre | 0.5792 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7892 units per square kilometre | 0.6173 units per square kilometre | 0.9659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 0.806 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8143 units per square kilometre | 0.7092 units per square kilometre | 0.8733 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.9953 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kyrgyzstan 0.967 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Myanmar 0.9005 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Iceland 0.8181 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Suriname 0.8031 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Zimbabwe 0.8004 units 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 landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.8415 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Landline phone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions 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.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 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
Landline phone subscriptions 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.