Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.6261 sq. km per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2023.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd 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 square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.522 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5254 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5287 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5319 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5357 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.539 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5422 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5456 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5492 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5529 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5573 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5612 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5655 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5702 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5738 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5726 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5776 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5823 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5857 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5899 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5931 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5979 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6032 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6087 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6144 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6164 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6183 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6202 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6223 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6242 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6261 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3491 sq. km per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3477 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3481 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3462 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3461 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.349 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.349 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3491 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3494 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3485 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3483 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3448 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3445 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3446 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3439 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3438 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3442 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3443 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3456 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3455 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3455 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.346 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3456 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3458 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3457 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3453 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.345 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3442 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3439 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3435 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3428 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -44.2% | 0.6261 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3491 sq. km per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5355 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.522 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5492 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5699 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5529 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5857 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6084 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5899 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6223 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4035 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3461 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6261 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3456 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3438 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3494 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3454 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3442 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.346 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3429 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3439 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 30 Haiti 0.6513 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 31 Palestine 0.6493 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 32 Malawi 0.6417 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eritrea 0.6265 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 34 Gambia 0.6265 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tunisia 0.6244 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cuba 0.6167 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 804.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend was 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6261 sq. km per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3414 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.