Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0178 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central is 0.0178 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0907 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Africa Western and Central 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.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0907 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0888 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0869 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.085 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0832 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0814 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0796 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0778 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.076 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0742 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0724 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0706 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0689 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0671 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0653 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0636 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0619 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0602 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0585 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0553 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0509 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0495 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0469 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0444 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0378 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0358 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0339 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0833 sq. km per person | 0.076 sq. km per person | 0.0907 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0663 sq. km per person | 0.0585 sq. km per person | 0.0742 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0504 sq. km per person | 0.0444 sq. km per person | 0.0569 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0384 sq. km per person | 0.0339 sq. km per person | 0.0432 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 0.0256 sq. km per person | 0.0329 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 0.0249 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 21 New Caledonia 0.0631 sq. km per person compare
- 22 Oman 0.0613 sq. km per person compare
- 23 Argentina 0.0601 sq. km per person compare
- 24 Paraguay 0.0579 sq. km per person compare
- 25 Belize 0.0555 sq. km per person compare
- 26 Congo 0.0552 sq. km per person compare
- 27 South Sudan 0.055 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Western and Central
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 186.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 247.88 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 46.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 350.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0178 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0907 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.