Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in World
World: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in World is 0.0059 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in World peaked at 0.014 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 sq. km per person, in 2023.
World ranks 24th 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 World, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.014 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 27 Russia 0.015 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in World?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in World was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does World rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- World ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.