Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia

Australia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre was 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,023 current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
180th
of 195 countries
All-time high
21,023 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
4,202 current LCU per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 4.2k current LCU per square kilometre1991: 4.3k current LCU per square kilometre1992: 4.2k current LCU per square kilometre1993: 4.4k current LCU per square kilometre1994: 4.8k current LCU per square kilometre1995: 5.2k current LCU per square kilometre1996: 5.6k current LCU per square kilometre1997: 5.9k current LCU per square kilometre1998: 6.1k current LCU per square kilometre1999: 6.5k current LCU per square kilometre2000: 6.9k current LCU per square kilometre2001: 8.0k current LCU per square kilometre2002: 8.4k current LCU per square kilometre2003: 9.2k current LCU per square kilometre2004: 9.8k current LCU per square kilometre2005: 9.8k current LCU per square kilometre2006: 10.4k current LCU per square kilometre2007: 11.1k current LCU per square kilometre2008: 11.7k current LCU per square kilometre2009: 10.9k current LCU per square kilometre2010: 11.8k current LCU per square kilometre2011: 12.2k current LCU per square kilometre2012: 12.2k current LCU per square kilometre2013: 12.7k current LCU per square kilometre2014: 13.7k current LCU per square kilometre2015: 14.4k current LCU per square kilometre2016: 15.4k current LCU per square kilometre2017: 15.8k current LCU per square kilometre2018: 16.4k current LCU per square kilometre2019: 16.7k current LCU per square kilometre2020: 16.4k current LCU per square kilometre2021: 17.8k current LCU per square kilometre2022: 19.9k current LCU per square kilometre2023: 21.0k current LCU per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.

Australia ranks 180th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2023.
Year current LCU per square kilometre Change
1990 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre
1991 4,272 current LCU per square kilometre +1.7%
1992 4,222 current LCU per square kilometre -1.2%
1993 4,361 current LCU per square kilometre +3.3%
1994 4,832 current LCU per square kilometre +10.8%
1995 5,241 current LCU per square kilometre +8.5%
1996 5,615 current LCU per square kilometre +7.1%
1997 5,876 current LCU per square kilometre +4.6%
1998 6,119 current LCU per square kilometre +4.1%
1999 6,477 current LCU per square kilometre +5.8%
2000 6,876 current LCU per square kilometre +6.2%
2001 8,015 current LCU per square kilometre +16.6%
2002 8,360 current LCU per square kilometre +4.3%
2003 9,199 current LCU per square kilometre +10.0%
2004 9,850 current LCU per square kilometre +7.1%
2005 9,834 current LCU per square kilometre -0.2%
2006 10,382 current LCU per square kilometre +5.6%
2007 11,116 current LCU per square kilometre +7.1%
2008 11,721 current LCU per square kilometre +5.4%
2009 10,889 current LCU per square kilometre -7.1%
2010 11,841 current LCU per square kilometre +8.7%
2011 12,236 current LCU per square kilometre +3.3%
2012 12,225 current LCU per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 12,709 current LCU per square kilometre +4.0%
2014 13,743 current LCU per square kilometre +8.1%
2015 14,351 current LCU per square kilometre +4.4%
2016 15,404 current LCU per square kilometre +7.3%
2017 15,828 current LCU per square kilometre +2.8%
2018 16,412 current LCU per square kilometre +3.7%
2019 16,707 current LCU per square kilometre +1.8%
2020 16,361 current LCU per square kilometre -2.1%
2021 17,758 current LCU per square kilometre +8.5%
2022 19,938 current LCU per square kilometre +12.3%
2023 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,122 current LCU per square kilometre 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre 6,477 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2000s 9,624 current LCU per square kilometre 6,876 current LCU per square kilometre 11,721 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2010s 14,146 current LCU per square kilometre 11,841 current LCU per square kilometre 16,707 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2020s 18,770 current LCU per square kilometre 16,361 current LCU per square kilometre 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 177 Botswana 23,614 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  2. 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 22,843 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  3. 179 Canada 22,594 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  4. 181 Turkmenistan 13,510 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  5. 182 Papua New Guinea 11,542 current LCU per square kilometre compare
  6. 183 Zimbabwe 9,930 current LCU per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia?
Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Australia was 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 21,023 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,202 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Australia rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (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
Taxes less subsidies on products (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
196 places, 7,867 data points, 1961–2023
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Taxes less subsidies on products (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.