Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Australia

Arable land per capita in Australia in 2023 — 1.1624 ha/person. Ranked 2 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 15.3%.

2023 1.1624 ha/person −3.26% vs 2022
World rank 2of 206
Period maximum 1.783 ha/person1968
Period minimum 0.9283 ha/person1992

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Australia, 1961–20230.7511.251.51.75219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.3716 ha/person1963: 1.4049 ha/person1965: 1.5216 ha/person1967: 1.6335 ha/person1969: 1.6012 ha/person1971: 1.303 ha/person1973: 1.1154 ha/person1975: 0.977 ha/person1977: 1.0459 ha/person1979: 1.1899 ha/person1981: 1.2213 ha/person1983: 1.2505 ha/person1985: 1.3278 ha/person1987: 1.2051 ha/person1989: 1.0424 ha/person1991: 0.9956 ha/person1993: 0.9703 ha/person1995: 0.9351 ha/person1997: 1.1347 ha/person1999: 1.2223 ha/person2001: 1.2555 ha/person2003: 1.1785 ha/person2005: 1.3085 ha/person2007: 1.1103 ha/person2009: 1.2512 ha/person2011: 1.4187 ha/person2013: 1.3499 ha/person2015: 1.3055 ha/person2017: 1.2505 ha/person2019: 1.2068 ha/person2021: 1.2172 ha/person2023: 1.1624 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2092 (−15.25%) Average annual rate: -0.27 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 1.1624 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
East Asia & Pacific 0.0901 ha/person
Australia and New Zealand computed 0.989 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 1.1624 −0.0392 −3.26%
2022 1.2016 −0.0156 −1.28%
2021 1.2172 +0.0225 +1.88%
2020 1.1947 −0.012 −1%
2019 1.2068 −0.034 −2.74%
2018 1.2408 −0.0097 −0.77%
2017 1.2505 +0.008 +0.64%
2016 1.2425 −0.063 −4.82%
2015 1.3055 −0.056 −4.11%
2014 1.3614 +0.0115 +0.85%
2013 1.3499 −0.0418 −3%
2012 1.3917 −0.0271 −1.91%
2011 1.4187 +0.2572 +22.14%
2010 1.1616 −0.0897 −7.17%
2009 1.2512 +0.1221 +10.81%
2008 1.1292 +0.0189 +1.7%
2007 1.1103 −0.0744 −6.28%
2006 1.1847 −0.1238 −9.46%
2005 1.3085 +0.017 +1.32%
2004 1.2915 +0.113 +9.59%
2003 1.1785 −0.039 −3.21%
2002 1.2175 −0.0381 −3.03%
2001 1.2555 +0.022 +1.78%
2000 1.2336 +0.0113 +0.92%
1999 1.2223 +0.0749 +6.53%
1998 1.1474 +0.0127 +1.12%
1997 1.1347 +0.0815 +7.74%
1996 1.0531 +0.118 +12.62%
1995 0.9351 −0.067 −6.68%
1994 1.0021 +0.0318 +3.28%
1993 0.9703 +0.042 +4.52%
1992 0.9283 −0.0673 −6.76%
1991 0.9956 +0.002 +0.2%
1990 0.9936 −0.0488 −4.68%
1989 1.0424 −0.0546 −4.98%
1988 1.097 −0.1081 −8.97%
1987 1.2051 −0.0857 −6.64%
1986 1.2908 −0.0369 −2.78%
1985 1.3278 −0.0676 −4.85%
1984 1.3954 +0.1449 +11.59%
1983 1.2505 −0.03 −2.34%
1982 1.2805 +0.0592 +4.84%
1981 1.2213 +0.0107 +0.89%
1980 1.2106 +0.0207 +1.74%
1979 1.1899 +0.0313 +2.7%
1978 1.1586 +0.1127 +10.78%
1977 1.0459 +0.0146 +1.41%
1976 1.0313 +0.0543 +5.56%
1975 0.977 −0.0999 −9.28%
1974 1.0769 −0.0385 −3.45%
1973 1.1154 −0.1783 −13.78%
1972 1.2937 −0.0093 −0.71%
1971 1.303 −0.1757 −11.88%
1970 1.4787 −0.1226 −7.65%
1969 1.6012 −0.1817 −10.19%
1968 1.783 +0.1494 +9.15%
1967 1.6335 +0.0212 +1.31%
1966 1.6123 +0.0908 +5.97%
1965 1.5216 +0.0623 +4.27%
1964 1.4593 +0.0544 +3.87%
1963 1.4049 −0.0395 −2.74%
1962 1.4444 +0.0728 +5.31%
1961 1.3716

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 1.1624 NZ New Zealand 0.1

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.