Land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.011 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 0.011 sq. km per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.011 sq. km per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 sq. km per person, in 1989.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.008 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | +33.5% |
| 1993 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.011 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.011 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 | +33.5% | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 33 Bhutan 0.0485 sq. km per person compare
- 34 Niger 0.0484 sq. km per person compare
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 sq. km per person compare
- 36 Brazil 0.0396 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Sweden 0.0387 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Vanuatu 0.038 sq. km per person compare
- 39 Peru 0.0378 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 674.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5316 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.011 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 sq. km per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 sq. km per person in 1989.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.