Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0051 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only is 0.0051 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.0119 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 sq. km per person, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 26 South Africa 0.0152 sq. km per person compare
- 27 Russia 0.015 sq. km per person compare
- 28 Djibouti 0.0148 sq. km per person compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.0146 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Canada 0.0142 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Madagascar 0.0131 sq. km per person compare
- 32 Angola 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 656.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2241 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only was 0.0051 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.