Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre was 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Australia, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Australia stood at 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.0% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.71 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Australia ranks 63rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.71 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1972 | 5.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +139.7% |
| 1973 | 18.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +235.2% |
| 1974 | 121.47 current US$ per square kilometre | +567.1% |
| 1975 | 162.86 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1976 | 185.12 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 218.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 210.73 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 462.99 current US$ per square kilometre | +119.7% |
| 1980 | 482.97 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 374.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 254.99 current US$ per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1983 | 288.64 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 347.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 409.39 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 216.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 1987 | 275.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 208.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 268.75 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 435.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 1991 | 272.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 256.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 257.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 211.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 261.75 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 289.1 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 261.37 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 153.72 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 173.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 442.08 current US$ per square kilometre | +155.1% |
| 2001 | 380.82 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 423.42 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 491.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 668.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 849.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 904.11 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1,013 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 1,594 current US$ per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 2009 | 901.11 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 1,411 current US$ per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 2011 | 2,019 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 1,506 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 1,255 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 1,405 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 977.56 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 905.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1,276 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 2,051 current US$ per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 2,305 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1,882 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre | +73.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 326.13 current US$ per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.82 current US$ per square kilometre, 71.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +567.1% | 18.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 121.47 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +235.2% | 5.43 current US$ per square kilometre | 18.21 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138.96 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.71 current US$ per square kilometre | 462.99 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 312.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 208.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 482.97 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 257.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 153.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 435.36 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 766.86 current US$ per square kilometre | 380.82 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,594 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,511 current US$ per square kilometre | 905.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,305 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,569 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,882 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 60 New Zealand 3,363 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 61 Jamaica 3,363 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 62 Libya 3,313 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Austria 3,146 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 65 Canada 3,103 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Poland 3,080 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Australia was 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) 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.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) 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.