Land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0272 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World stood at 0.0272 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.1196 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Arab World 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1196 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1165 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1134 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1104 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1075 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1046 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1017 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0988 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.096 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0933 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0906 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0881 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0855 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0831 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0805 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.078 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0756 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0732 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0706 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0682 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0661 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0641 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0621 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0602 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0583 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0566 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0549 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0534 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.052 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0503 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0466 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0454 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0442 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0402 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0331 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0335 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1076 sq. km per person | 0.096 sq. km per person | 0.1196 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.0706 sq. km per person | 0.0933 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0596 sq. km per person | 0.052 sq. km per person | 0.0682 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.045 sq. km per person | 0.0402 sq. km per person | 0.0503 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0353 sq. km per person | 0.0315 sq. km per person | 0.0392 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 sq. km per person | 0.0295 sq. km per person | 0.0344 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 sq. km per person | 0.0272 sq. km per person | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 8 Libya 0.2408 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.2285 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.2194 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.2052 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.1328 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.1209 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Russia 0.1139 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Arab World
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 40.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 448.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Arab World was 0.0272 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1196 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Arab World rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Arab World ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.