Land area in Australia
Australia: Land area was 769,202 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
769,202 ha th
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
769,202 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
768,230 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Australia, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Australia is 769,202 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Australia peaked at 769,202 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 768,230 ha th, in 1990.
That places Australia 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 768,230 ha th | 768,230 ha th | 768,230 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 768,230 ha th | 768,230 ha th | 768,230 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 768,230 ha th | 768,230 ha th | 768,230 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 769,202 ha th | 769,202 ha th | 769,202 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Australia?
- Land area in Australia was 769,202 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 769,202 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 768,230 ha th in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for land area?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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