Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.0094 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0163 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Post-demographic dividend 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | 0.0136 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 6 Mauritania 0.0791 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0537 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0515 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Greenland 0.0428 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Iceland 0.0425 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.042 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Bolivia 0.0317 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.29 % change on previous year (2021)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 618.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0912 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.