Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IDA only, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.0067 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.0195 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places IDA only 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 18 Sudan 0.0225 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Eritrea 0.0219 sq. km per person compare
- 20 Libya 0.021 sq. km per person compare
- 21 New Zealand 0.0187 sq. km per person compare
- 22 Mali 0.0182 sq. km per person compare
- 23 Niger 0.0178 sq. km per person compare
- 24 Faroe Islands 0.0177 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 285.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IDA only?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in IDA only was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does IDA only rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- IDA only ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.