Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0065 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.0065 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0118 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 22nd 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 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
- 25 Congo 0.0172 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 804.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 0.0065 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.