Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0198 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0198 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0831 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0198 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0831 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0809 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0787 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0766 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0744 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0724 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0704 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0683 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0664 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0645 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0627 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0609 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0592 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0574 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0558 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0495 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0481 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0466 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0451 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0366 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0346 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.036 sq. km per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0342 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.03 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0746 sq. km per person | 0.0664 sq. km per person | 0.0831 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0568 sq. km per person | 0.0495 sq. km per person | 0.0645 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.042 sq. km per person | 0.0366 sq. km per person | 0.0481 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0338 sq. km per person | 0.0308 sq. km per person | 0.036 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0269 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.03 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0265 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0206 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 15 Gabon 0.1037 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Bolivia 0.0885 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Norway 0.066 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.0652 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
- 21 New Caledonia 0.0631 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0198 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0831 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0198 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (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.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, 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
Land area (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.