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Land area — Australia

Land area in Australia in 2023 — 7,692,020 km². Ranked 6 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.1%.

2023 7.69M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 6of 215
Period maximum 7.69M km²2016
Period minimum 7.68M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Australia, 1961–20237.68M7.68M7.69M7.69M7.69M7.69M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 7,682,300 km²1963: 7,682,300 km²1965: 7,682,300 km²1967: 7,682,300 km²1969: 7,682,300 km²1971: 7,682,300 km²1973: 7,682,300 km²1975: 7,682,300 km²1977: 7,682,300 km²1979: 7,682,300 km²1981: 7,682,300 km²1983: 7,682,300 km²1985: 7,682,300 km²1987: 7,682,300 km²1989: 7,682,300 km²1991: 7,682,300 km²1993: 7,682,300 km²1995: 7,682,300 km²1997: 7,682,300 km²1999: 7,682,300 km²2001: 7,682,300 km²2003: 7,682,300 km²2005: 7,682,300 km²2007: 7,682,300 km²2009: 7,682,300 km²2011: 7,682,300 km²2013: 7,682,300 km²2015: 7,682,300 km²2017: 7,692,020 km²2019: 7,692,020 km²2021: 7,692,020 km²2023: 7,692,020 km²
Change over the period: +9,720 (+0.13%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 7.69M km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Australia and New Zealand computed 7.96M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 7.69M +0 +0%
2022 7.69M +0 +0%
2021 7.69M +0 +0%
2020 7.69M +0 +0%
2019 7.69M +0 +0%
2018 7.69M +0 +0%
2017 7.69M +0 +0%
2016 7.69M +9,720 +0.13%
2015 7.68M +0 +0%
2014 7.68M +0 +0%
2013 7.68M +0 +0%
2012 7.68M +0 +0%
2011 7.68M +0 +0%
2010 7.68M +0 +0%
2009 7.68M +0 +0%
2008 7.68M +0 +0%
2007 7.68M +0 +0%
2006 7.68M +0 +0%
2005 7.68M +0 +0%
2004 7.68M +0 +0%
2003 7.68M +0 +0%
2002 7.68M +0 +0%
2001 7.68M +0 +0%
2000 7.68M +0 +0%
1999 7.68M +0 +0%
1998 7.68M +0 +0%
1997 7.68M +0 +0%
1996 7.68M +0 +0%
1995 7.68M +0 +0%
1994 7.68M +0 +0%
1993 7.68M +0 +0%
1992 7.68M +0 +0%
1991 7.68M +0 +0%
1990 7.68M +0 +0%
1989 7.68M +0 +0%
1988 7.68M +0 +0%
1987 7.68M +0 +0%
1986 7.68M +0 +0%
1985 7.68M +0 +0%
1984 7.68M +0 +0%
1983 7.68M +0 +0%
1982 7.68M +0 +0%
1981 7.68M +0 +0%
1980 7.68M +0 +0%
1979 7.68M +0 +0%
1978 7.68M +0 +0%
1977 7.68M +0 +0%
1976 7.68M +0 +0%
1975 7.68M +0 +0%
1974 7.68M +0 +0%
1973 7.68M +0 +0%
1972 7.68M +0 +0%
1971 7.68M +0 +0%
1970 7.68M +0 +0%
1969 7.68M +0 +0%
1968 7.68M +0 +0%
1967 7.68M +0 +0%
1966 7.68M +0 +0%
1965 7.68M +0 +0%
1964 7.68M +0 +0%
1963 7.68M +0 +0%
1962 7.68M +0 +0%
1961 7.68M — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 7.69M NZ New Zealand 263,310
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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