Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Low income
Low income: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Low income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Low income stood at 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Low income peaked at 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Low income 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Low income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.331 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3316 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3314 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3309 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3311 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3324 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3317 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3321 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.333 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3333 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3328 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3331 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3337 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3338 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3341 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3356 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3365 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3372 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3383 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3383 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3386 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3388 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3408 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3424 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3436 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.345 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3468 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3481 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3495 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3515 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3529 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3549 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3572 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3596 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3606 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3638 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3606 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3658 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3673 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3689 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3695 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3718 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3747 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3771 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.41 sq. km per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4121 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4133 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4143 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4158 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4172 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4185 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4193 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4201 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4206 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.421 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3312 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3324 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3332 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3317 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3342 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.337 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3351 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3388 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3475 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3408 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3549 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3645 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3572 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3718 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4072 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3747 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4193 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4201 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 15 Bangladesh 0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 16 Uganda 0.7189 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 17 Comoros 0.7147 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ukraine 0.713 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 19 Somalia 0.7034 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.7031 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.7029 sq. km per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Low income?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Low income was 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4212 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Low income rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Low income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.