Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 0.0062 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0134 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 26 South Africa 0.0152 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income was 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.