Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low income
Low income: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0085 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low 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 income is 0.0085 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 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0262 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Low income ranks 14th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +27.5% | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.0216 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.021 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 11 Uruguay 0.042 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Bolivia 0.0317 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Paraguay 0.0313 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Chad 0.0261 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Argentina 0.0255 sq. km per person compare
- 16 South Sudan 0.0247 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Somalia 0.024 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low income?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Low income was 0.0085 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0262 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Low income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.