Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia

Australia: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
169,268 current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
176th
of 185 countries
All-time high
169,268 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
28,876 current LCU per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia, 1990–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k1990200620231990: 28.9k current LCU per square kilometre1991: 30.7k current LCU per square kilometre1992: 32.3k current LCU per square kilometre1993: 33.5k current LCU per square kilometre1994: 34.8k current LCU per square kilometre1995: 37.1k current LCU per square kilometre1996: 39.4k current LCU per square kilometre1997: 41.1k current LCU per square kilometre1998: 43.8k current LCU per square kilometre1999: 46.7k current LCU per square kilometre2000: 49.6k current LCU per square kilometre2001: 53.6k current LCU per square kilometre2002: 56.5k current LCU per square kilometre2003: 60.5k current LCU per square kilometre2004: 64.7k current LCU per square kilometre2005: 68.7k current LCU per square kilometre2006: 73.1k current LCU per square kilometre2007: 79.6k current LCU per square kilometre2008: 86.1k current LCU per square kilometre2009: 89.1k current LCU per square kilometre2010: 94.5k current LCU per square kilometre2011: 100.0k current LCU per square kilometre2012: 105.3k current LCU per square kilometre2013: 110.1k current LCU per square kilometre2014: 115.0k current LCU per square kilometre2015: 119.4k current LCU per square kilometre2016: 123.7k current LCU per square kilometre2017: 127.9k current LCU per square kilometre2018: 133.3k current LCU per square kilometre2019: 138.0k current LCU per square kilometre2020: 135.7k current LCU per square kilometre2021: 138.5k current LCU per square kilometre2022: 149.0k current LCU per square kilometre2023: 169.3k current LCU per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia is 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia peaked at 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,876 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.

Australia ranks 176th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year current LCU per square kilometre Change
1990 28,876 current LCU per square kilometre —
1991 30,717 current LCU per square kilometre +6.4%
1992 32,258 current LCU per square kilometre +5.0%
1993 33,459 current LCU per square kilometre +3.7%
1994 34,812 current LCU per square kilometre +4.0%
1995 37,099 current LCU per square kilometre +6.6%
1996 39,409 current LCU per square kilometre +6.2%
1997 41,125 current LCU per square kilometre +4.4%
1998 43,829 current LCU per square kilometre +6.6%
1999 46,737 current LCU per square kilometre +6.6%
2000 49,636 current LCU per square kilometre +6.2%
2001 53,565 current LCU per square kilometre +7.9%
2002 56,523 current LCU per square kilometre +5.5%
2003 60,535 current LCU per square kilometre +7.1%
2004 64,651 current LCU per square kilometre +6.8%
2005 68,706 current LCU per square kilometre +6.3%
2006 73,141 current LCU per square kilometre +6.5%
2007 79,602 current LCU per square kilometre +8.8%
2008 86,101 current LCU per square kilometre +8.2%
2009 89,074 current LCU per square kilometre +3.5%
2010 94,456 current LCU per square kilometre +6.0%
2011 100,001 current LCU per square kilometre +5.9%
2012 105,292 current LCU per square kilometre +5.3%
2013 110,081 current LCU per square kilometre +4.5%
2014 115,002 current LCU per square kilometre +4.5%
2015 119,401 current LCU per square kilometre +3.8%
2016 123,693 current LCU per square kilometre +3.6%
2017 127,885 current LCU per square kilometre +3.4%
2018 133,289 current LCU per square kilometre +4.2%
2019 137,996 current LCU per square kilometre +3.5%
2020 135,664 current LCU per square kilometre -1.7%
2021 138,508 current LCU per square kilometre +2.1%
2022 149,030 current LCU per square kilometre +7.6%
2023 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre +13.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.02 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.45 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,832 current LCU per square kilometre 28,876 current LCU per square kilometre 46,737 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2000s 68,153 current LCU per square kilometre 49,636 current LCU per square kilometre 89,074 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2010s 116,710 current LCU per square kilometre 94,456 current LCU per square kilometre 137,996 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2020s 148,118 current LCU per square kilometre 135,664 current LCU per square kilometre 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 173 Botswana 197,653 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  2. 174 Canada 187,399 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  3. 175 Belize 170,411 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  4. 177 Zimbabwe 146,810 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  5. 178 Jordan 134,869 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  6. 179 East Timor 97,973 current LCU per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia?
Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Australia was 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 169,268 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 28,876 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Australia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
Australia ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) 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.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 5,422 data points, 1990–2023
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Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) 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.