Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income
High income: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0104 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income is 0.0104 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income peaked at 0.0172 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places High income 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.013 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0172 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0151 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0138 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.013 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 sq. km per person | 0.0113 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.0113 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 Australia 0.1363 sq. km per person compare
- 3 Namibia 0.131 sq. km per person compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 0.1054 sq. km per person compare
- 5 Botswana 0.1043 sq. km per person compare
- 6 Mauritania 0.0791 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0537 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0515 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.62 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1782 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in High income was 0.0104 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does High income rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- High income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.