Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.005 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income is 0.005 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0127 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.005 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 31st 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 33 United States 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
- 34 Guinea 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income was 0.005 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.