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Land area in Australia

Land area in Australia was 7,688,287 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

2024, km²7,688,287
Change on 2023-0%
Rank6th of 214Countries ranked
Series high7,692,0202016
Series low7,682,3001961

Land area in Australia, 1961 to 2024

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7.68M7.68M7.69M7.69M7.69M7.69M7.69M19611971198119912001201120241961: 7,682,300 km²1962: 7,682,300 km²1963: 7,682,300 km²1964: 7,682,300 km²1965: 7,682,300 km²1966: 7,682,300 km²1967: 7,682,300 km²1968: 7,682,300 km²1969: 7,682,300 km²1970: 7,682,300 km²1971: 7,682,300 km²1972: 7,682,300 km²1973: 7,682,300 km²1974: 7,682,300 km²1975: 7,682,300 km²1976: 7,682,300 km²1977: 7,682,300 km²1978: 7,682,300 km²1979: 7,682,300 km²1980: 7,682,300 km²1981: 7,682,300 km²1982: 7,682,300 km²1983: 7,682,300 km²1984: 7,682,300 km²1985: 7,682,300 km²1986: 7,682,300 km²1987: 7,682,300 km²1988: 7,682,300 km²1989: 7,682,300 km²1990: 7,682,300 km²1991: 7,682,300 km²1992: 7,682,300 km²1993: 7,682,300 km²1994: 7,682,300 km²1995: 7,682,300 km²1996: 7,682,300 km²1997: 7,682,300 km²1998: 7,682,300 km²1999: 7,682,300 km²2000: 7,682,300 km²2001: 7,682,300 km²2002: 7,682,300 km²2003: 7,682,300 km²2004: 7,682,300 km²2005: 7,682,300 km²2006: 7,682,300 km²2007: 7,682,300 km²2008: 7,682,300 km²2009: 7,682,300 km²2010: 7,682,300 km²2011: 7,682,300 km²2012: 7,682,300 km²2013: 7,682,300 km²2014: 7,682,300 km²2015: 7,682,300 km²2016: 7,692,020 km²2017: 7,692,020 km²2018: 7,692,020 km²2019: 7,692,020 km²2020: 7,692,020 km²2021: 7,692,020 km²2022: 7,692,020 km²2023: 7,692,020 km²2024: 7,688,287 km²
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodkm²
20247,688,287
20237,692,020
20227,692,020
20217,692,020
20207,692,020
20197,692,020
20187,692,020
20177,692,020
20167,692,020
20157,682,300
20147,682,300
20137,682,300
20127,682,300
20117,682,300
20107,682,300
20097,682,300
20087,682,300
20077,682,300
20067,682,300
20057,682,300
20047,682,300
20037,682,300
20027,682,300
20017,682,300
20007,682,300
19997,682,300
19987,682,300
19977,682,300
19967,682,300
19957,682,300
19947,682,300
19937,682,300
19927,682,300
19917,682,300
19907,682,300
19897,682,300
19887,682,300
19877,682,300
19867,682,300
19857,682,300
19847,682,300
19837,682,300
19827,682,300
19817,682,300
19807,682,300
19797,682,300
19787,682,300
19777,682,300
19767,682,300
19757,682,300
19747,682,300
19737,682,300
19727,682,300
19717,682,300
19707,682,300
19697,682,300
19687,682,300
19677,682,300
19667,682,300
19657,682,300
19647,682,300
19637,682,300
19627,682,300
19617,682,300

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Definition

Total area of a country excluding inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, in km². World Bank series from FAO data.

Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the land area in Australia?

Land area in Australia was 7,688,287 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest land area in Australia?

7,692,020 km² in 2016, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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