Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.0087 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0309 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0282 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 0.0309 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0193 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0515 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Greenland 0.0428 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Iceland 0.0425 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.042 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Bolivia 0.0317 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Paraguay 0.0313 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Chad 0.0261 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.